Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008) - Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008) z Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008)	Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA	0-14 years: 32.5% (male 3,396/female 3,277) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 6,900/female 6,220) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 342/female 421) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts	corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Airports	1 (2007)	8 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (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: 430 sq km land: 430 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	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. 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.	The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
Birth rate	NA	22.23 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA	revenues: $47 million expenditures: $33.6 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997-98 est.)
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)	Grand Turk
Climate	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Coastline	26 km	389 km
Constitution	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992	introduced 30 August 1976; suspended in 1986; restored and revised 5 March 1988
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
Death rate	NA	4.28 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	-	NA
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	overseas territory of the UK
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	have received Haitians fleeing economic and civil disorder
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$4.1 million (1997)
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 Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, fishing, and offshore financial services. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than half of the annual 93,000 visitors in the late 1990s. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.
Electricity - consumption	-	4.65 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	-	5 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Hills 49 m
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs	limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
Ethnic groups	Europeans, Cocos Malays	black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003)	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: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor Richard TAUWHARE (since 11 July 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August 2003) cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports	$NA	NA
Exports - commodities	copra	lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
Exports - partners	Australia (2006)	US, UK
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $11,500 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	4.9% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E	21 45 N, 71 35 W
Geography - note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation	about 40 islands (eight inhabited)
Highways	-	total: 121 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	$NA	NA
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs	food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials
Imports - partners	Australia (2006)	US, UK
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	copra products and tourism	tourism, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: 15.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	4% (1995)
International organization participation	none	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court	Supreme Court
Labor force	NA	4,848 (1990 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (2001)
Languages	Malay (Cocos dialect), English	English (official)
Legal system	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws	based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas
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 (19 seats of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held in 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%; seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August 2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM now has 5
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 74.51 years male: 72.28 years female: 76.84 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Map references	Southeast Asia	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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)	Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Nationality	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander	noun: none adjective: none
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April	frequent hurricanes
Natural resources	fish	spiny lobster, conch
Net migration rate	NA	11.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
People - note	-	destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US
Political parties and leaders	none	People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Michael Eugene MISICK]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	596 (July 2007 est.)	20,556 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	0% (2007 est.)	2.9% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Grand Turk, Providenciales
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)	Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 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 (2001)	general assessment: fully digital system with international direct dialing domestic: full range of services available international: country code - 1-649; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	287 (1992)	5,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	1,700 (1999)
Television broadcast stations	NA	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
Terrain	flat, low-lying coral atolls	low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
Total fertility rate	NA	3.08 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	60% (2000 est.)	10% (1997 est.)

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