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

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

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

Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Airports	1 (2006)	1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA	revenues: NA expenditures: NA
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)	West Island
Constitution	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1953)
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	NA
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	NA
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000)
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 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	NA
Exports - partners	Australia (2004)	Australia
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA%
Highways	-	total: 15 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2003)
Imports	$NA	NA
Imports - partners	Australia (2004)	Australia
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Labor force - by occupation	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	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% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held NA
Literacy	NA	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force
Population	574 (July 2006 est.)	628 (July 2005 est.)
Population growth rate	0% (2006 est.)	0% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Port Refuge
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: 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)

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