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| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2002) | Coral Sea Islands (2002) | |
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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 (2001) | - |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
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| 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: less than 3 sq km
land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important |
| Area - comparative | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | NA |
| 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. | Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. |
| 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 | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year | tropical |
| Coastline | 26 km | 3,095 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: Coral Sea Islands Territory
conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands |
| 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 Transport and Regional Services | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the 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 | - |
| Economy - overview | Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry. | 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: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m |
| Environment - current issues | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs | no permanent fresh water resources |
| Ethnic groups | Europeans, Cocos Malays | - |
| 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) | - |
| 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 |
administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories |
| 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 Australia 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 | 18 00 S, 152 00 E |
| Geography - note | islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation | important nesting area for birds and turtles |
| Highways | total: 15 km (2001)
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
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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% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.) |
| Languages | Malay (Cocos dialect), English | - |
| Legal system | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 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 halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka | Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia |
| Map references | Southeast Asia | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 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; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors |
| National holiday | NA | - |
| Nationality | noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander |
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| Natural hazards | cyclone season is October to April | occasional tropical cyclones |
| Natural resources | fish | NEGL |
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population | - |
| Political parties and leaders | none | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | - |
| Population | 632 (July 2002 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2002 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | -0.22% (2002 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | none; lagoon anchorage only | none; offshore anchorage only |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000) | - |
| Radios | 300 (1992) | - |
| Railways | 0 km | - |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) | - |
| Suffrage | NA | - |
| 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) |
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| Telephones - main lines in use | 287 (1992) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | NA | - |
| Television broadcast stations | NA | - |
| Terrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls | sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman | - |
| Unemployment rate | 60% (2000 est.) | - |
| Waterways | none | none |
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