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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006) z Palau (2002)

 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)Palau (2002)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsPalau
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatobohei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsoral
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
0-14 years: 26.8% (male 2,678; female 2,522)


15-64 years: 68.6% (male 7,241; female 6,074)


65 years and over: 4.6% (male 426; female 468) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes
Airports 1 (2006) 3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


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


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (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: 458 sq km


land: 458 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC slightly more than 2.5 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. After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986, but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence.
Birth rate NA 19.32 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA
revenues: $57.7 million


expenditures: $80.8 million, including capital expenditures of $17.1 million
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)
Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror
Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year wet season May to November; hot and humid
Coastline 26 km 1,519 km
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 1 January 1981
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form: Republic of Palau


conventional short form: Palau


local long form: Beluu er a Belau


local short form: Belau


former: Palau District (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)
Currency - US dollar (USD)
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external - $0 (FY99/00)
Dependency status non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) chief of mission: the Ambassador to the Philippines is accredited to Palau; Charge d'Affaires Ronald A. HARMS


embassy: address NA, Koror


mailing address: P. O. Box 6028, Republic of Palau 96940


telephone: [680] 488-2920, 2990


FAX: [680] 488-2911
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) chief of mission: Ambassador Hersey KYOTA


chancery: 1150 18th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036


telephone: [1] (202) 452-6814


FAX: [1] (202) 452-6281


consulate(s): Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $155.8 million (1995); note - the Compact of Free Association with the US, entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994, provides Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years in return for furnishing military facilities
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. The economy consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. Business and tourist arrivals numbered 50,000 in FY00/01. The population enjoys a per capita income twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for the key tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development.
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2% (2000 est.)
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001) the US dollar is used
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 Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19 January 2001) and Vice President Sandra PIERANTOZZI (since 19 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government


head of government: President Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19 January 2001) and Vice President Sandra PIERANTOZZI (since 19 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government


cabinet: Cabinet


elections: president and vice president elected on separate tickets by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)


election results: Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. elected president; percent of vote - Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. 53%, Peter SUGIYAMA 46%; Sandra PIERANTOZZI elected vice president; percent of vote - Sandra PIERANTOZZI 52%, Alan SEID 45%
Exports $NA $11 million f.o.b. (1999)
Exports - commodities copra shellfish, tuna, copra, garments
Exports - partners Australia (2004) US, Japan, Singapore
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June 1 October - 30 September
Flag description the flag of Australia is used light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon) shifted slightly to the hoist side
GDP - purchasing power parity - $174 million


note: GDP numbers reflect US spending (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $9,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 1% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 30 S, 96 50 E 7 30 N, 134 30 E
Geography - note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands
Highways - total: 61 km


paved: 36 km


unpaved: 25 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $NA $126 million f.o.b. (1999)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs
Imports - partners Australia (2004) US
Independence none (territory of Australia) 1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries copra products and tourism tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
16.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 3.4% (2000 est.)
International organization participation none ACP, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2002)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court Supreme Court; National Court; Court of Common Pleas
Labor force NA 8,300 (1999)
Labor force - by occupation note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others agriculture 20%, industry NA%, services NA% (1990)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
arable land: 21.74%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 78.26% (1998 est.)
Languages Malay (Cocos dialect), English English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws
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)
bicameral Parliament or Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) consists of the Senate (9 seats; members elected by popular vote on a population basis to serve four-year terms) and the House of Delegates (16 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)


elections: Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004); House of Delegates - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)


election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 16
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population: 69.19 years


male: 66.07 years


female: 72.5 years (2002 est.)
Literacy NA definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 92%


male: 93%


female: 90% (1980 est.)
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Map references Southeast Asia Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM


extended fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted access to the islands for 50 years
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Australia Day, 26 January (1788) Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
Nationality noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
noun: Palauan(s)


adjective: Palauan
Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April typhoons (June to December)
Natural resources fish forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Net migration rate NA 3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders none none
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 574 (July 2006 est.) 19,409 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate 0% (2006 est.) 1.61% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - Koror
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2002)
Radios - 12,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau)
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female


total population: 1.14 male(s)/female (2002 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: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 287 (1992) 6,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular note - analog cellular service available 1,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs
Total fertility rate NA 2.47 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) 2.3% (2000 est.)
Waterways - none
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