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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) - Guernsey (2008)
Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) z Guernsey (2008)
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) | Guernsey (2008) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (territory of Australia) | none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.) |
0-14 years: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts | tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle |
| Airports | 1 (2003 est.) | 2 (2007) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007) |
| 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: 78 sq km
land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
| Area - comparative | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC | about one-half the size of 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. | Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. |
| Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Budget | revenues: NA
expenditures: NA, including capital expenditures of NA |
revenues: $563.6 million
expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.) |
| Capital | West Island | name: Saint Peter Port
geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Climate | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year | temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast |
| Coastline | 26 km | 50 km |
| Constitution | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Country name | conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) | - |
| Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Debt - external | NA | $NA |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services | British crown dependency |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (British crown dependency) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (British crown dependency) |
| Disputes - international | none | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | NA | $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. | Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | NA kWh |
| Electricity - exports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - imports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | NA kWh |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
| Environment - current issues | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs | NA |
| Ethnic groups | Europeans, Cocos Malays | UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries |
| Exchange rates | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999) | Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003)
note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound |
| 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 Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005)
head of government: Chief Minister Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Deliberation election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA |
| Exports | NA | $NA |
| Exports - commodities | copra | tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables |
| Exports - partners | Australia | UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006) |
| Fiscal year | 1 July - 30 June | calendar year |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used | white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - NA | - |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA
industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.) |
agriculture: 3%
industry: 10% services: 87% (2000) |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - NA | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA | 3% (2005 est.) |
| Geographic coordinates | 12 30 S, 96 50 E | 49 28 N, 2 35 W |
| Geography - note | islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation | large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port |
| Highways | total: 15 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2003) |
- |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Imports | NA | $NA |
| Imports - commodities | foodstuffs | coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment |
| Imports - partners | Australia | UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006) |
| Independence | none (territory of Australia) | none (British crown dependency) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA | NA% |
| Industries | copra products and tourism | tourism, banking |
| Infant mortality rate | total: NA
male: NA female: NA (2004 est.) |
total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA | 3.4% (June 2006) |
| International organization participation | none | UPU |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court | Royal Court |
| Labor force | NA | 31,470 (March 2006) |
| 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: NA%
permanent crops: NA% other: NA% |
| Languages | Malay (Cocos dialect), English | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| Legal system | based upon the laws of Australia and local laws | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| 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 States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments
elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: NA years
male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.) |
total population: 80.53 years
male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.) |
| Literacy | - | definition: NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka | Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France |
| Map references | Southeast Asia | Europe |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| National holiday | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
| Nationality | noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander |
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
| Natural hazards | cyclone season is October to April | NA |
| Natural resources | fish | cropland |
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | none | none; all independents |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | none |
| Population | 629 (July 2004 est.) | 65,573 (July 2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA | NA% |
| Population growth rate | 0.002% (2004 est.) | 0.239% (2007 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; lagoon anchorage only | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist |
| Sex ratio | - | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.027 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Suffrage | NA | 18 years of age; universal |
| 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: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 287 (1992) | 45,100 (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | note - analog cellular service available | 43,800 (2004) |
| Television broadcast stations | NA | 1 (1997) |
| Terrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls | mostly level with low hills in southwest |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman (2004 est.) | 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | 60% (2000 est.) | 0.9% (March 2006 est.) |
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