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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) z Norfolk Island (2005)
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001) | Norfolk Island (2005) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years:
NA% 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% |
0-14 years: 20.2%
15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2005 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts | Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry |
| Airports | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total:
1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (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: 34.6 sq km
land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | about 0.2 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. | Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. |
| Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population | NA |
| Budget | revenues:
$NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA |
revenues: $20 million
expenditures: $20 million, including capital expenditures of $2 million (FY99/00) |
| Capital | West Island | Kingston |
| Climate | pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall | subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation |
| Coastline | 2.6 km | 32 km |
| Constitution | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 | Norfolk Island Act of 1979 |
| Country name | conventional long form:
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island
conventional short form: Norfolk Island |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) | - |
| Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population | NA |
| Debt - external | $NA | NA |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories | territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Disputes - international | none | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA | 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. | Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | 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: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Bates 319 m |
| Environment - current issues | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs | NA |
| Ethnic groups | Europeans, Cocos Malays | descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians |
| 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) | 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 (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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)
head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 20 Ocotber 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2% |
| Exports | $NA | $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY99/00) |
| Exports - commodities | copra | postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados |
| Exports - partners | Australia | Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe |
| Fiscal year | 1 July - 30 June | 1 July - 30 June |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used | three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $NA | - |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture:
NA% industry: NA% services: NA% |
agriculture: NA
industry: NA services: NA |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $NA | purchasing power parity - NA |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | NA |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 30 S, 96 50 E | 29 02 S, 167 57 E |
| Geography - note | two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation | most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated |
| Highways | total:
15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2001) |
total: 80 km
paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%:
NA% highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
| Imports | $NA | $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92) |
| Imports - commodities | foodstuffs | NA |
| Imports - partners | Australia | Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe |
| Independence | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | NA |
| Industries | copra products and tourism | tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete |
| Infant mortality rate | NA deaths/1,000 live births | total: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% | NA |
| International organization participation | none | UPU |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 2 (2000) | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court | Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions |
| Labor force | NA | 1,345 |
| Labor force - by occupation | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others | tourism 90%, subsistence agriculture 10% |
| 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% (2001) |
| Languages | English, Malay | English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
| Legal system | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws | based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats) | unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)
elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population:
NA years male: NA years female: NA years |
total population: NA
male: NA female: NA |
| Literacy | - | NA |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka | Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia |
| Map references | Southeast Asia | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Merchant marine | none (2000 est.) | - |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
| National holiday | NA | Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856) |
| Nationality | noun:
Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander |
noun: Norfolk Islander(s)
adjective: Norfolk Islander(s) |
| Natural hazards | cyclones may occur in the early months of the year | typhoons (especially May to July) |
| Natural resources | fish | fish |
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population | NA |
| Political parties and leaders | none | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | none |
| Population | 633 (July 2001 est.) | 1,828 (July 2005 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | NA |
| Population growth rate | -0.21% (2001 est.) | -0.01% (2005 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; lagoon anchorage only | none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) |
| Radios | 300 (1992) | - |
| Railways | 0 km | - |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 57%, Christian 22%, other 21% (1981 est.) | Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census) |
| Sex ratio | - | NA |
| 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: adequate
domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station |
| Telephones - main lines in use | NA (1999) | 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 0 (1999) | 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002) |
| Television broadcast stations | 0 (1997) | 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005) |
| Terrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls | volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman | NA |
| Unemployment rate | - | 0% |
| Waterways | none | - |
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