Postgresql 8.4中的template0默认编码

I have created a Database with following command in PostgreSQL 8.4. "CREATE DATABASE dbname TEMPLATE template0" My Question is what is the encoding scheme of the default template that is template0. For me when I create the database it shows me encoding as UTF-8,will template0 be system dependent or UTF-8 would be the default encoding.I have created a Database with following comman