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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)Macau (2002)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsMacau
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) none (special administrative region of China)
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
0-14 years: 21.8% (male 52,262; female 48,439)


15-64 years: 70.9% (male 154,942; female 172,647)


65 years and over: 7.3% (male 13,616; female 19,927) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts rice, vegetables
Airports 1 (2006) 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


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


over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
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: 25.4 sq km


land: 25.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.1 times 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 the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs.
Birth rate NA 12.19 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA
revenues: $1.15 billion


expenditures: $1.03 billion, including capital expenditures of $166 million (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)
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Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Coastline 26 km 41 km
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 Basic Law, approved in March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution"
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region


conventional short form: Macau


local long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)


local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)
Currency - pataca (MOP)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 3.78 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external - $1.5 billion (1998)
Dependency status non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services special administrative region of China
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) the US has no offices in Macau, and US interests are monitored by the US Consulate General in Hong Kong
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (special administrative region of China)
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. Macau's economy two years after reversion to China remains one of the most open in the world, according to the World Trade Organization. The government collects no duty on imports and sets no restrictions on exports beyond those required by international agreements. The territory's net exports of goods and services account for 35% of GDP, with tourism and apparel exports as the mainstays. The territory therefore has been hit hard by the 2001 downturn in its key US and EU export markets. Tourism remained strong, however, driven by a surge in visitors from mainland China. In response to the expected contraction of the economy in 2002, the government has announced a stimulative income tax cut and public works program that will push the budget into deficit. China already has extended support by easing restrictions on travel to Macau and is proposing a China-Hong Kong-Macau free trade area. China's economic weight is increasingly felt, with the mainland now holding more than 50% of assets in the financial, real estate, and construction sectors. Mainlanders, however, have been excluded from bidding on the gambling industry licenses that Macau is offering to break up the territory's four-decade-old gambling monopoly. Gambling taxes account for up to 60% of revenue, and the government with Beijing's backing intends to revitalize the industry.
Electricity - consumption - 1.476 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports - 1 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports - 175 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production - 1.4 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m
Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs NA
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001) patacas per US dollar - 8.033 (January 2002), 8.034 (2001), 8.026 (2000), 7.992 (1999), 7.979 (1998), 7.975 (1997); note - linked to the Hong Kong dollar at the rate of 1.03 patacas per Hong Kong dollar
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: President of China JIANG Zemin (since 27 March 1993)


head of government: Chief Executive Edmund HO Hau-wah (since 20 December 1999)


cabinet: Executive Council consists of all five government secretaries, three legislators, and two businessmen


elections: chief executive chosen by a 200-member selection committee for up to two five-year terms
Exports $NA $2.5 billion f.o.b. (2000)
Exports - commodities copra clothing, textiles, cement, electronics, cameras
Exports - partners Australia (2004) US 48%, EU 28%, China 10%, Hong Kong 7% (2000)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller
GDP - purchasing power parity - $8 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 1%


industry: 25%


services: 74% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $17,600 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 0.5% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 30 S, 96 50 E 22 10 N, 113 33 E
Geography - note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland
Highways - total: 50 km


paved: 50 km


unpaved: 0 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $NA $2.3 billion c.i.f. (2000)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs clothing, textiles, yarn, minerals, electrical machinery, fuel, livestock
Imports - partners Australia (2004) China 41%, Hong Kong 15%, EU 10%, Taiwan 10%, Japan 6% (2000)
Independence none (territory of Australia) none (special administrative region of China)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries copra products and tourism tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
4.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - -2% (2001 est.)
International organization participation none CCC, ESCAP (associate), IHO, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), WMO, WToO (associate), WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court The Court of Final Appeal in the Macau Special Administrative Region
Labor force NA 218,000 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others restaurants and hotels 26%, manufacturing 20%, other services and agriculture 54% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km total: 0.34 km


border countries: China 0.34 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100%


note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (1998 est.)
Languages Malay (Cocos dialect), English Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws based on Portuguese civil law system
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 Legislative Council or LEGCO (27 seats; 10 elected by popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 23 September 2001 (next to be held NA 2005)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by political bloc - Entertainment Industry 3, pro-democracy 2, pro-Beijing Labor Union 2, pro-Beijing Neighborhood Association 2, pro-business 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population: 81.78 years


male: 78.97 years


female: 84.73 years (2002 est.)
Literacy NA definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 90%


male: 93%


female: 86% (1981 est.)
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
Map references Southeast Asia Southeast Asia
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
not specified
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force
Military manpower - availability - males age 15-49: 128,005 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service - males age 15-49: 70,508 (2002 est.)
National holiday Australia Day, 26 January (1788) National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Nationality noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
noun: Chinese


adjective: Chinese
Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April typhoons
Natural resources fish NEGL
Net migration rate NA 9.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders none there are no formal political parties, however, there are civic associations that, for purposes of legislative voting, join together to form political blocs
Political pressure groups and leaders none Catholic Church [Domingos LAM, bishop]; Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO, managing director]; Union for Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong, leader]
Population 574 (July 2006 est.) 461,833 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate 0% (2006 est.) 1.75% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - Macau
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 160,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female


total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage NA direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies
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: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services


domestic: NA


international: HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 287 (1992) 176,902 (November 2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular note - analog cellular service available 158,251 (November 2001)
Television broadcast stations NA 0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997)
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls generally flat
Total fertility rate NA 1.31 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) 6.5% (2001 est.)
Waterways - none
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