Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2002) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2002) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008)

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	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2002)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008)

Age structure	0-14 years: NA% 15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA%	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Airports	1 (2001)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Background	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.	There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands 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 births/1,000 population	NA
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	West Island	name: West Island geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 50 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Currency	Australian dollar (AUD)	-
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	NA
Debt - external	$NA	-
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	-
Electricity - production	NA kWh	-
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%	-
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.9354 (January 2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) 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 the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports - partners	Australia	Australia (2006)
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%	-
Highways	total: 15 km (2001) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports - partners	Australia	Australia (2006)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Infant mortality rate	NA deaths/1,000 live births	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%	-
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	2 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA
Labor force - by occupation	the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Legislative branch	unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)	unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
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 halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force
National holiday	NA	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Net migration rate	NA migrant(s)/1,000 population	NA
Population	632 (July 2002 est.)	596 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	-0.22% (2002 est.)	0% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; lagoon anchorage only	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Radios	300 (1992)	-
Railways	0 km	-
Telephone system	general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system domestic: NA international: telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)	general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system domestic: NA international: country code - 61; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 INTELSAT satellite earth station (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	-
Total fertility rate	NA children born/woman	NA
Waterways	none	-

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