Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006) | |
Age structure | 0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.) |
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.) |
Airports | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2006) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006) |
Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 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 55 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 (2004 est.) | 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 | non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
Economic aid - recipient | NA | $NA |
Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | - |
Electricity - production | NA kWh | - |
Exchange rates | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999) | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001) |
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 |
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 | NA | $NA |
Exports - partners | Australia | Australia (2004) |
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 | - |
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 | $NA |
Imports - partners | Australia | Australia (2004) |
Industrial production growth rate | NA | - |
Infant mortality rate | total: NA
male: NA female: NA (2004 est.) |
total: NA
male: NA female: NA |
Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA | - |
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% (2001) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
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 |
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 (2004 est.) |
total population: NA
male: NA female: NA |
Literacy | - | NA |
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 |
Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | NA |
Population | 629 (July 2004 est.) | 574 (July 2006 est.) |
Population below poverty line | NA | - |
Population growth rate | 0.002% (2004 est.) | 0% (2006 est.) |
Ports and harbors | none; lagoon anchorage only | - |
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) |
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 |
Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman (2004 est.) | NA |