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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) - Glorioso Islands (2003)
Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) z Glorioso Islands (2003)
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) | Glorioso Islands (2003) | |
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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% |
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| Agriculture - products | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts | - |
| Airports | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2002) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total:
1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
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| Airports - with unpaved runways | - | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
| 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: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock |
| Area - comparative | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | about eight times the size of The Mall in 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. | A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse. |
| Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population | - |
| Budget | revenues:
$NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA |
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| Capital | West Island | - |
| Climate | pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall | tropical |
| Coastline | 2.6 km | 35.2 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: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses |
| 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 | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (possession of France) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (possession of France) |
| Disputes - international | none | claimed by Madagascar |
| 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 |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | - |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | - |
| 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: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 12 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 |
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| 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 France is used |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $NA | - |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture:
NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
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| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $NA | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 30 S, 96 50 E | 11 30 S, 47 20 E |
| Geography - note | two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation | the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system |
| Highways | total:
15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2001) |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%:
NA% highest 10%: NA% |
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| 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% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (1998 est.) |
| Languages | English, Malay | - |
| Legal system | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws | the laws of France, 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 |
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| 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, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar |
| Map references | Southeast Asia | Africa |
| Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Merchant marine | none (2000 est.) | - |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia | defense is the responsibility of France |
| National holiday | NA | - |
| Nationality | noun:
Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander |
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| Natural hazards | cyclones may occur in the early months of the year | periodic cyclones |
| Natural resources | fish | guano, coconuts |
| 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.) | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 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 |
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| Telephones - main lines in use | NA (1999) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 0 (1999) | - |
| Television broadcast stations | 0 (1997) | - |
| Terrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls | low and flat |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman | - |
| Waterways | none | none |
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