Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) - Baker Island (2004)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) z Baker Island (2004)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004)	Baker Island (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	-
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts	-
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	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: 1.4 sq km land: 1.4 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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.	The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.
Birth rate	NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: NA expenditures: NA, including capital expenditures of NA	-
Capital	West Island	-
Climate	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
Coastline	26 km	4.8 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: Baker Island
Currency	Australian dollar (AUD)	-
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Debt - external	NA	-
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
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. 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	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 8 m
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs	no natural fresh water resources
Ethnic groups	Europeans, Cocos Malays	-
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999)	-
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Evan WILLIAMS (since 1 November 2003) 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 the US is used
GDP	purchasing power parity - NA	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - NA	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA	-
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E	0 13 N, 176 31 W
Geography - note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation	treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife
Highways	total: 15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2003)	-
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	total: NA male: NA female: NA (2004 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA	-
International organization participation	none	-
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% (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	Malay (Cocos dialect), English	-
Legal system	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch	unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held NA	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)	-
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references	Southeast Asia	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	-
Nationality	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander	-
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources	fish	guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Net migration rate	NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	none	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	-
Population	629 (July 2004 est.)	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	-
Population growth rate	0.002% (2004 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	none; lagoon anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)	-
Religions	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)	-
Suffrage	NA	-
Telephone system	general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system domestic: NA international: country code - 61-891; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)	-
Telephones - main lines in use	287 (1992)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	note - analog cellular service available	-
Television broadcast stations	NA	-
Terrain	flat, low-lying coral atolls	low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
Total fertility rate	NA children born/woman (2004 est.)	-
Transportation - note	-	there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
Unemployment rate	60% (2000 est.)	-

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