Compare Bouvet Island (2003) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005)

Compare Bouvet Island (2003) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005)

	Bouvet Island (2003)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005)

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 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	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 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.	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
Budget	-	revenues: NA expenditures: NA
Capital	-	West Island
Climate	antarctic	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline	29.6 km	26 km
Constitution	-	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1953)
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Death rate	-	NA
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	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	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	NA
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	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: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues	NA	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Ethnic groups	-	Europeans, Cocos Malays
Exchange rates	-	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Evan WILLIAMS (since 1 November 2003) 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
Fiscal year	-	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	the flag of Australia is used
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA%
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Highways	-	total: 15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2003)
Imports	-	NA
Imports - commodities	-	foodstuffs
Imports - partners	-	Australia
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	0 sq km (1998 est.)	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	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	-	Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	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 NA
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references	Antarctic Region	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force
National holiday	-	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	-	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander
Natural hazards	NA	cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources	none	fish
Net migration rate	-	NA
Political parties and leaders	-	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)	628 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate	-	0% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	Port Refuge
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 - 61-891; 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	-	note - analog cellular service available
Television broadcast stations	-	NA
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate	-	NA
Unemployment rate	-	60% (2000 est.)
Waterways	none	-

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