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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)Aruba (2001)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAruba
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
0-14 years:
21.29% (male 7,709; female 7,193)

15-64 years:
68.52% (male 23,111; female 24,859)

65 years and over:
10.19% (male 2,954; female 4,181) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts aloes; livestock; fish
Airports 1 (2006) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
total:
1

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (2000 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:
193 sq km

land:
193 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly larger than 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. Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.
Birth rate NA 12.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA
revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$541 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)
Oranjestad
Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 26 km 68.5 km
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 1 January 1986
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Aruba
Currency - Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - $285 million (1996)
Dependency status non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) chief of mission:
Consul General Barbara J. STEPHENSON

embassy:
J. B. Gorsiraweg #1, Curacao

mailing address:
P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao

telephone:
[599] (9) 461-3066

FAX:
[599] (9) 461-6489
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $26 million (1995); note - the Netherlands provided a $127 million aid package to Aruba and Suriname in 1996
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. Tourism is the mainstay of the Aruban economy, although offshore banking and oil refining and storage are also important. The rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction has boomed, with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. In addition, the reopening of the country's oil refinery in 1993, a major source of employment and foreign exchange earnings, has further spurred growth. Aruba's small labor force and less than 1% unemployment rate have led to a large number of unfilled job vacancies, despite sharp rises in wage rates in recent years.
Electricity - consumption - 418.5 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 450 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Mount Jamanota 188 m
Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs NA
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001) Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - 1.7900 (fixed rate since 1986)
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 BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Olindo KOOLMAN (since 1 January 1992)

head of government:
Prime Minister Jan (Henny) H. EMAN (since 29 July 1994) and Deputy Prime Minister Lili BEKE-MARTINEZ

cabinet:
Council of Ministers (elected by the Staten)

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed for a six-year term by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by the Staten for four-year terms; election last held 12 July 1997 (next to be held by December 2001)

election results:
Jan (Henny) H. EMAN elected prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA%; Lili BEKE-MARTINEZ elected deputy prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA%
Exports $NA $2.2 billion (including oil reexports) (2000 est.)
Exports - commodities copra live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment
Exports - partners Australia (2004) US 42%, Colombia 20%, Netherlands 12% (1999)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
GDP - purchasing power parity - $2 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $28,000 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 3.5% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 30 S, 96 50 E 12 30 N, 69 58 W
Geography - note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation -
Highways - total:
800 km

paved:
513 km

unpaved:
287 km

note:
most coastal roads are paved, while unpaved roads serve large tracts of the interior (1995)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Illicit drugs - drug-money-laundering center and transit point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe
Imports $NA $2.5 billion (2000 est.)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs machinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs
Imports - partners Australia (2004) US 63%, Netherlands 11%, Netherlands Antilles 3%, Japan (1999)
Independence none (territory of Australia) none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries copra products and tourism tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4.2% (2000 est.)
International organization participation none Caricom (observer), ECLAC (associate), Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), WCL, WToO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
Irrigated land NA 0.01 sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court Joint High Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the monarch)
Labor force NA 41,501 (1997 est.)
Labor force - by occupation note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
arable land:
7% (including aloe 0.01%)

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
93% (1993 est.)
Languages Malay (Cocos dialect), English Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws based on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law influence
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 Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)

elections:
last held 12 December 1997 (next to be held by NA December 2001)

election results:
percent of vote by party - AVP 43%, MEP 39%, OLA 9% PPA 4%, ADN 2%, PARA 1%, MAS 0.5%; seats by party - AVP 10, MEP 9, OLA 2
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population:
78.52 years

male:
75.16 years

female:
82.04 years (2001 est.)
Literacy NA definition:
NA

total population:
97%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Map references Southeast Asia Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine - total:
1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,120 GRT/3,635 DWT

ships by type:
cargo 1 (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Military branches - Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
National holiday Australia Day, 26 January (1788) Flag Day, 18 March
Nationality noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
noun:
Aruban(s)

adjective:
Aruban; Dutch
Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
Natural resources fish NEGL; white sandy beaches
Net migration rate NA NEGL
Political parties and leaders none Aruba Solidarity Movement or MAS [leader NA]; Aruban Democratic Party or PDA [Leo BERLINSKI]; Aruban Liberal Party or OLA [Glenbert CROES]; Aruban Patriotic Party or PPA [Benny NISBET]; Aruban People's Party or AVP [Tico CROES]; Electoral Movement Party or MEP [Nelson ODUBER]; For a Restructured Aruba Now or PARA [leader NA]; National Democratic Action or ADN [Pedro Charro KELLY]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 574 (July 2006 est.) 70,007 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate 0% (2006 est.) 0.64% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 50,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female

total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2001 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:
more than adequate

international:
1 submarine cable to Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles); extensive interisland microwave radio relay links
Telephones - main lines in use 287 (1992) 33,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular note - analog cellular service available 3,402 (1997)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
Total fertility rate NA 1.8 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) 0.6% (1999 est.)
Waterways - none
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