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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006) - Dhekelia (2004)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006) z Dhekelia (2004)

 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)Dhekelia (2004)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsDhekelia
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) -
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
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Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts -
Airports 1 (2006) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
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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: 130.8 sq km


note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about three-quarters 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. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate NA -
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA
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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)
Episkopi; located in Akrotiri
Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 26 km -
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 -
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Dhekelia
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population -
Dependency status non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
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 -
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. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
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Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays -
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001) -
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)


head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Exports $NA -
Exports - commodities copra -
Exports - partners Australia (2004) -
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June -
Flag description the flag of Australia is used the flag of the UK is used
Geographic coordinates 12 30 S, 96 50 E 34 59 N, 33 45 E
Geography - note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Imports $NA -
Imports - commodities foodstuffs -
Imports - partners Australia (2004) -
Independence none (territory of Australia) -
Industries copra products and tourism -
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
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International organization participation none -
Irrigated land NA -
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court -
Labor force NA -
Labor force - by occupation note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others -
Land boundaries 0 km -
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
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Languages Malay (Cocos dialect), English -
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws the laws of the UK, 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 in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
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Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
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Literacy NA -
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references Southeast Asia Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
National holiday Australia Day, 26 January (1788) -
Nationality noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
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Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April -
Natural resources fish -
Net migration rate NA -
Political parties and leaders none -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 574 (July 2006 est.) no indigenous personnel


note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
Population growth rate 0% (2006 est.) -
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; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 INTELSAT satellite earth station
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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 -
Total fertility rate NA -
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) -
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