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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2007) z Niue (2005)

 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2007)Niue (2005)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNiue
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle
Airports 1 (2007) 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 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: 260 sq km


land: 260 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC 1.5 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. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands 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. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to about 2,150 in 2005), with substantial emigration to New Zealand, 2,400 km to the southwest.
Birth rate NA NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA
revenues: NA


expenditures: NA
Capital name: West Island


geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 50 E


time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Alofi
Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Coastline 26 km 64 km
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Niue


former: Savage Island
Death rate NA NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external - $418,000 (2002 est.)
Dependency status non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $2.6 million from New Zealand (2002)
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 suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of migration of Niueans to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and a financial services industry, although former Premier LAKATANI announced in February 2002 that Niue will shut down the offshore banking industry. Economic aid from New Zealand in 2002 was about $2.6 million. Niue suffered a devastating hurricane in January 2004, which decimated nascent economic programs. While in the process of rebuilding, Niue has been dependent on foreign aid.
Electricity - consumption - 2.79 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production - 3 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: unnamed location near Mutalau settlement 68 m
Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification


signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays Niuen 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%, European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%, unspecified 3% (2001 census)
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002) New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002), 2.3788 (2001), 2.2012 (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); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner John BRYAN (since NA May 2000)


head of government: Premier Young VIVIAN (since 1 May 2002)


cabinet: Cabinet consists of the premier and three ministers


elections: the monarch is hereditary; premier elected by the Legislative Assembly for a three-year term; election last held 12 May 2005 (next to be held May 2008)


election results: Young VIVIAN reelected premier; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - Young VIVIAN (NPP) 85%, O'Love JACOBSEN (independent) 15%
Exports $NA NA
Exports - commodities copra canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts
Exports - partners Australia (2006) New Zealand mainly, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia (2000)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of Australia is used yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large one on a blue disk in the center and a smaller one on each arm of the bold red cross
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: 55%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $3,600 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - -0.3% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 30 S, 96 50 E 19 02 S, 169 52 W
Geography - note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation one of world's largest coral islands
Highways - total: 234 km


paved: 86 km


unpaved: 148 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports $NA NA
Imports - commodities foodstuffs food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs
Imports - partners Australia (2006) New Zealand mainly, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Australia, US (2000)
Independence none (territory of Australia) on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries copra products and tourism tourism, handicrafts, food processing
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1% (1995)
International organization participation none ACP, FAO, PIF, Sparteca, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO
Irrigated land NA NA
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue
Labor force NA NA
Labor force - by occupation note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
arable land: 15.38%


permanent crops: 11.54%


other: 73.08% (2001)
Languages Malay (Cocos dialect), English Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws English common law


note: Niue is self-governing, with the power to make its own 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)
unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; six elected from a common roll and 14 are village representatives)


elections: last held 30 April 2005 (next to be held April 2008)


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


male: NA


female: NA
total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy NA definition: NA


total population: 95%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Map references Southeast Asia Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
National holiday Australia Day, 26 January (1788) Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)
Nationality noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
noun: Niuean(s)


adjective: Niuean
Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April typhoons
Natural resources fish fish, arable land
Net migration rate NA NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN]; Alliance of Independents or AI [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 596 (July 2007 est.) 2,166 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate 0% (2007 est.) 0% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Ekalesia Niue (Niuean Church - a Protestant church closely related to the London Missionary Society) 61.1%, Latter-Day Saints 8.8%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.4%, unspecified 8.7%, none 1.9% (2001 census)
Sex ratio - NA
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 (2001)
domestic: single-line telephone system connects all villages on island


international: country code - 683
Telephones - main lines in use 287 (1992) 1,100 est (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 400 (2002)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (1997)
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
Total fertility rate NA NA
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) NA
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