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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.
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Transport and Regional Services
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Transport and Regional Services
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2005 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-

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