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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)Guernsey (2001)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsGuernsey
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 St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)		 0-14 years:
16.22% (male 5,285; female 5,151)

15-64 years:
66.67% (male 21,264; female 21,630)

65 years and over:
17.11% (male 4,546; female 6,466) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports 1 (2006) 2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


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

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 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:
194 sq km

land:
194 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 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. The island of 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.
Birth rate NA 9.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA		 revenues:
$381.3 million

expenditures:
$368.8 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)		 Saint Peter Port
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 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 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 - British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status non-self governing 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, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - exports - NA kWh
Electricity - imports - NA kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
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
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001) Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); 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) 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:
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA)

cabinet:
Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports $NA $NA
Exports - commodities copra tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners Australia (2004) UK (regarded as internal trade)
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 - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
3%

industry:
10%

services:
87% (2000)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 5.7% (1999 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:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $NA $NA
Imports - commodities foodstuffs coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners Australia (2004) UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence none (territory of Australia) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries copra products and tourism tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA		 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 3.99% (2000 est.)
International organization participation none none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court Royal Court
Labor force NA 31,322 (2000)
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 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)		 arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
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 English law and local statute; 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 in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)		 unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the Bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 People's Deputies elected by popular franchise, 2 Alderney representatives, HM Procureur (Attorney General), HM Comptroller (Solicitor General) and HM Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General)

elections:
last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA		 total population:
79.78 years

male:
76.78 years

female:
82.88 years (2001 est.)
Literacy NA 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		 exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
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) 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 3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders none none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 574 (July 2006 est.) 64,342 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate 0% (2006 est.) 0.39% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - NA
Railways - 0 km
Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
0.94 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:
NA

international:
1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use 287 (1992) 44,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular note - analog cellular service available 12,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate NA 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) 0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways - none
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