Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008) - Virgin Islands (2008)

Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008) z Virgin Islands (2008)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2008)	Virgin Islands (2008)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA	0-14 years: 21.8% (male 11,897/female 11,696) 15-64 years: 66.5% (male 34,204/female 37,911) 65 years and over: 11.7% (male 5,642/female 7,098) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts	fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
Airports	1 (2007)	2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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: 1,910 sq km land: 346 sq km water: 1,564 sq km
Area - comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	twice 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.	During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
Birth rate	NA	13.68 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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)	name: Charlotte Amalie geographic coordinates: 18 21 N, 64 56 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year	subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November
Coastline	26 km	188 km
Constitution	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992	Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands	conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies abbreviation: USVI
Death rate	NA	6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of the US)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of the US)
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.	Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for 80% of GDP and employment. The islands hosted 2.6 million visitors in 2005. The manufacturing sector consists of petroleum refining, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. One of the world's largest petroleum refineries is at Saint Croix. The agricultural sector is small, with most food being imported. International business and financial services are small but growing components of the economy. The islands are vulnerable to substantial damage from storms. The government is working to improve fiscal discipline, to support construction projects in the private sector, to expand tourist facilities, to reduce crime, and to protect the environment.
Electricity - consumption	-	926.4 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - production	-	996.1 million kWh (2005)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crown Mountain 475 m
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs	lack of natural freshwater resources
Ethnic groups	Europeans, Cocos Malays	black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000 census)
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: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) head of government: Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007) cabinet: NA elections: under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 7 and 21 November 2006 (next to be held November 2010) election results: John DeJONGH elected governor; percent of vote - John DeJONGH 57.3%, Kenneth MAPP 42.7%
Exports	$NA	397,400 bbl/day (2004)
Exports - commodities	copra	refined petroleum products
Exports - partners	Australia (2006)	US, Puerto Rico (2006)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	1 October - 30 September
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	white, with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue panel
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 1% industry: 19% services: 80% (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	2% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E	18 20 N, 64 50 W
Geography - note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation	important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$NA	493,000 bbl/day (2004)
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs	crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials
Imports - partners	Australia (2006)	US, Puerto Rico (2006)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of the US)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	copra products and tourism	tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: 7.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	2.2% (2003)
International organization participation	none	IOC, UPU
Irrigated land	NA	NA
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court	US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms)
Labor force	NA	43,980 (2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	agriculture: 1% industry: 19% services: 80% (2003 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 2.86% other: 91.43% (2005)
Languages	Malay (Cocos dialect), English	English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census)
Legal system	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws	based on US 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 Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 8, ICM 4, independent 3 note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 79.2 years male: 75.4 years female: 83.22 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90-95% est. male: NA% female: NA% (2005 est.)
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
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 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 the US
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917)
Nationality	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander	noun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens) adjective: Virgin Islander
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
Natural resources	fish	sun, sand, sea, surf
Net migration rate	NA	-8.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none	Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]; Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS]; Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	596 (July 2007 est.)	108,448 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	28.9% (2002)
Population growth rate	0% (2007 est.)	-0.171% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005)
Religions	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)	Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.017 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.902 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.795 male(s)/female total population: 0.912 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	NA	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
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: modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay domestic: full range of services available international: country code - 1-340; submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA
Telephones - main lines in use	287 (1992)	71,700 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	80,300 (2005)
Television broadcast stations	NA	5 (2006)
Terrain	flat, low-lying coral atolls	mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
Total fertility rate	NA	2.16 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	60% (2000 est.)	6.2% (2004)

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