Compare Coral Sea Islands (2003) - Coral Sea Islands (2006)

	Coral Sea Islands (2003)	Coral Sea Islands (2006)

Background	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Waterways	none	-

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