Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) - Glorioso Islands (2004)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) z Glorioso Islands (2004)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004)	Glorioso Islands (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 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 914 to 1,523 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: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Area - comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about eight 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.	A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.
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	tropical
Coastline	26 km	35.2 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: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses
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	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (possession of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (possession of France)
Disputes - international	none	claimed by Madagascar
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: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 m
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs	NA
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 France 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	11 30 S, 47 20 E
Geography - note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation	the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system
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% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001)
Languages	Malay (Cocos dialect), English	-
Legal system	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws	the laws of France, 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	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
Map references	Southeast Asia	Africa
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 France
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	-
Nationality	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander	-
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April	periodic cyclones
Natural resources	fish	guano, coconuts
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.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 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
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 and flat
Total fertility rate	NA children born/woman (2004 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	60% (2000 est.)	-

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