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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) - Bouvet Island (2002)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) z Bouvet Island (2002)

 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001)Bouvet Island (2002)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsBouvet Island
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 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 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: 58.5 sq km


land: 58.5 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.3 times 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. 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.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population -
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 -
Capital West Island -
Climate pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall antarctic
Coastline 2.6 km 29.6 km
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 -
Country name conventional long form:
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

conventional short form:
Cocos (Keeling) Islands		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Currency Australian dollar (AUD) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
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 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. no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
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		 lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs NA
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays -
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) -
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		 -
Exports $NA -
Exports - commodities copra -
Exports - partners Australia -
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June -
Flag description the flag of Australia is used the flag of Norway 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 12 30 S, 96 50 E 54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
Highways total:
15 km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km (2001)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $NA -
Imports - commodities foodstuffs -
Imports - partners Australia -
Independence none (territory of Australia) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries copra products and tourism -
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation none -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
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%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (93% ice) (1998 est.)
Languages English, Malay -
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats) -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 -
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka Southern Africa, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, south-southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references Southeast Asia Antarctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 territorial sea: 4 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia defense is the responsibility of Norway
National holiday NA -
Nationality noun:
Cocos Islander(s)

adjective:
Cocos Islander		 -
Natural hazards cyclones may occur in the early months of the year NA
Natural resources fish none
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 633 (July 2001 est.) uninhabited (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate -0.21% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none; lagoon anchorage only none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios 300 (1992) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Sunni Muslim 57%, Christian 22%, other 21% (1981 est.) -
Suffrage NA -
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		 -
Telephones - main lines in use NA (1999) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1999) -
Television broadcast stations 0 (1997) -
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman -
Waterways none none
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