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Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Airports	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area	total: 14 sq km land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Area - comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
Birth rate	NA
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	name: West Island geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 50 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline	26 km
Constitution	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Death rate	NA
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA
Economy - overview	Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Ethnic groups	Europeans, Cocos Malays
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports	$NA
Exports - commodities	copra
Exports - partners	Australia (2006)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography - note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Imports	$NA
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs
Imports - partners	Australia (2006)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)
Industries	copra products and tourism
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA
International organization participation	none
Irrigated land	NA
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force	NA
Labor force - by occupation	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Legal system	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
Legislative branch	unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	NA
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources	fish
Net migration rate	NA
Political parties and leaders	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	none
Population	596 (July 2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
Suffrage	NA
Telephone system	general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system domestic: NA international: country code - 61; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 INTELSAT satellite earth station (2001)
Telephones - main lines in use	287 (1992)
Television broadcast stations	NA
Terrain	flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate	NA
Unemployment rate	60% (2000 est.)

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