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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) - Anguilla (2004)
Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) z Anguilla (2004)
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) | Anguilla (2004) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (territory of Australia) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years:
NA% 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% |
0-14 years: 23.8% (male 1,569; female 1,523)
15-64 years: 69.4% (male 4,641; female 4,385) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 396; female 494) (2004 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts | small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising |
| Airports | 1 (2000 est.) | 3 (2003 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total:
1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | - | total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.) |
| 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 |
total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | about half the size of Washington, DC |
| Background | The islands were discovered in 1609, but 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 is split between the mostly Europeans on West Island and the Malays on Home Island. | Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency. |
| Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population | 14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Budget | revenues:
$NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA |
revenues: $22.8 million
expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.) |
| Capital | West Island | The Valley |
| Climate | pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall | tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds |
| Coastline | 2.6 km | 61 km |
| Constitution | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 | Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 |
| Country name | conventional long form:
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Anguilla |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population | 5.46 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Debt - external | $NA | $8.8 million (1998) |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories | overseas territory of the UK |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Disputes - international | none | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA | $3.5 million (1995) |
| Economy - overview | Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Copra and fresh coconuts are the major export earners. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. | Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | 42.6 million kWh |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | NA |
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel:
NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA% |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m |
| Environment - current issues | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs | supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system |
| Ethnic groups | Europeans, Cocos Malays | black (predominant), mulatto, white |
| Exchange rates | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996) | East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976) |
| Executive branch | chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (non-resident) 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 |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004)
head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor |
| Exports | $NA | $2.6 million (1999) |
| Exports - commodities | copra | lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum |
| Exports - partners | Australia | UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000) |
| Fiscal year | 1 July - 30 June | 1 April - 31 March |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used | blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $NA | purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture:
NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
agriculture: 4%
industry: 18% services: 78% (1997 est.) |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $NA | purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | 2.8% (2001 est.) |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 30 S, 96 50 E | 18 15 N, 63 10 W |
| Geography - note | two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation | the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles |
| Highways | total:
15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2001) |
total: 105 km
paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%:
NA% highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
| Illicit drugs | - | transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe |
| Imports | $NA | $80.9 million (1999) |
| Imports - commodities | foodstuffs | fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles |
| Imports - partners | Australia | US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000) |
| Independence | none (territory of Australia) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | 3.1% (1997 est.) |
| Industries | copra products and tourism | tourism, boat building, offshore financial services |
| Infant mortality rate | NA deaths/1,000 live births | total: 21.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% | 2.3% |
| International organization participation | none | Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 2 (2000) | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court | High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) |
| Labor force | NA | 6,049 (2001) |
| Labor force - by occupation | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others | agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.) |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (1993 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001) |
| Languages | English, Malay | English (official) |
| Legal system | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws | based on English common law |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats) | unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANA 3, AUM 2, ADP 1, independent 1 |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population:
NA years male: NA years female: NA years |
total population: 76.9 years
male: 73.99 years female: 79.91 years (2004 est.) |
| Literacy | - | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.) |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico |
| Map references | Southeast Asia | Central America and the Caribbean |
| Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Merchant marine | none (2000 est.) | none |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| National holiday | NA | Anguilla Day, 30 May |
| Nationality | noun:
Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander |
noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan |
| Natural hazards | cyclones may occur in the early months of the year | frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) |
| Natural resources | fish | salt, fish, lobster |
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population | 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | none | Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA; Anguilla Patriotic Movement or APM [Quincy GUMBS]; Movement for Grassroots Democracy or MFGD [Joyce KENTISH, John BENJAMIN] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | NA |
| Population | 633 (July 2001 est.) | 13,008 (July 2004 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | NA |
| Population growth rate | -0.21% (2001 est.) | 1.98% (2004 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; lagoon anchorage only | Blowing Point, Road Bay |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) |
| Radios | 300 (1992) | - |
| Railways | 0 km | - |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 57%, Christian 22%, other 21% (1981 est.) | Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12% |
| Sex ratio | - | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Suffrage | NA | 18 years of age; universal |
| Telephone system | general assessment:
NA domestic: NA international: telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type |
general assessment: NA
domestic: modern internal telephone system international: country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) |
| Telephones - main lines in use | NA (1999) | 6,200 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 0 (1999) | 1,800 (2002) |
| Television broadcast stations | 0 (1997) | 1 (1997) |
| Terrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls | flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman | 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | - | 6.7% (2001) |
| Waterways | none | - |
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