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Compare Akrotiri (2006) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)

Compare Akrotiri (2006) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)

 Akrotiri (2006)Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)
 AkrotiriCocos (Keeling) Islands
Administrative divisions - none (territory of Australia)
Age structure - 0-14 years: NA%


15-64 years: NA%


65 years and over: NA% (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products - vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Airports - 1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
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 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William Keeling discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they 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 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget - revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
West Island
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline 56.3 km 26 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency - Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. 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.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: NA%


hydro: NA%


nuclear: NA%


other: NA%
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Ethnic groups - Europeans, Cocos Malays
Exchange rates - Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general


head of government: Administrator (nonresident) William Leonard TAYLOR (since 4 February 1999)


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 (1999)
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of the UK is used the flag of Australia is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Highways - total: 15 km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km (2003)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $NA
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs
Imports - partners - Australia (1999)
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - copra products and tourism
Infant mortality rate - total: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 2 (2000)
Irrigated land - NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force - NA
Labor force - by occupation - the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
0 km
Land use - arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages English, Greek Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
Legislative branch - unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years (2003 est.)
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references Middle East Southeast Asia
Maritime claims - exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force
National holiday - NA
Nationality - noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
Natural hazards - cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources - fish
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
630 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; lagoon anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
Railways - 0 km
Religions - Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
Suffrage - NA
Telephone system - general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system


domestic: NA


international: telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
Telephones - main lines in use - 287 (1992)
Telephones - mobile cellular - NA
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) NA
Terrain - flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate - 60% (2000 est.)
Waterways - none
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