Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006) - Anguilla (2005)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006) z Anguilla (2005)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)	Anguilla (2005)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)	0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,561/female 1,517) 15-64 years: 69.9% (male 4,767/female 4,501) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 405/female 503) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports	1 (2006)	3 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (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: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about 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.	Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Birth rate	NA	14.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA	revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital	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)	The Valley
Climate	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline	26 km	61 km
Constitution	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992	Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	-	$8.8 million (1998)
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$9 million (2004 est.)
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.	Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
Electricity - consumption	-	42.6 million kWh
Electricity - production	-	NA
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs	supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Ethnic groups	Europeans, Cocos Malays	black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.6% (2001 Census)
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000) note: fixed rate since 1976
Executive branch	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	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004) head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports	$NA	$2.6 million (1999)
Exports - commodities	copra	lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Exports - partners	Australia (2004)	UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (2002 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	2.8% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Highways	-	total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	$NA	$80.9 million (1999)
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs	fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Imports - partners	Australia (2004)	US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-	3.1% (1997 est.)
Industries	copra products and tourism	tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	2.3%
International organization participation	none	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU
Irrigated land	NA	NA
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court	High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Labor force	NA	6,049 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)
Languages	Malay (Cocos dialect), English	English (official)
Legal system	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws	based on English common law
Legislative branch	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)	unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, ANSA 19.2%, AUM 19.4%, APP 9.5 %, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 77.11 years male: 74.18 years female: 80.12 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references	Southeast Asia	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	Anguilla Day, 30 May
Nationality	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources	fish	salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate	NA	8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA; Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	574 (July 2006 est.)	13,254 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	23% (2002)
Population growth rate	0% (2006 est.)	1.77% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Blowing Point, Road Bay
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)	Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 Census)
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage	NA	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	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	general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)
Telephones - main lines in use	287 (1992)	6,200 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	note - analog cellular service available	1,800 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	NA	1 (1997)
Terrain	flat, low-lying coral atolls	flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate	NA	1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	60% (2000 est.)	8% (2002)

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