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Compare Glorioso Islands (2006) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2006) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001)

 Glorioso Islands (2006)Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001)
 Glorioso IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands
Administrative divisions - none (territory of Australia)
Age structure - 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products - vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Airports 1 (2006) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
-
Area total: 5 sq km


land: 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
total:
14 sq km

land:
14 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Area - comparative about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse. The islands were discovered in 1609, but remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands is split between the mostly Europeans on West Island and the Malays on Home Island.
Birth rate - NA births/1,000 population
Budget - revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital - West Island
Climate tropical pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall
Coastline 35.2 km 2.6 km
Constitution - Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Glorioso Islands


local long form: none


local short form: Iles Glorieuses
conventional long form:
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

conventional short form:
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency - Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international claimed by Madagascar none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview no economic activity Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Copra and fresh coconuts are the major export earners. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 12 m
lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues NA fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Ethnic groups - Europeans, Cocos Malays
Exchange rates - Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996)
Executive branch - chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general

head of government:
Administrator (non-resident) William Leonard TAYLOR (since 4 February 1999)

cabinet:
NA

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports - $NA
Exports - commodities - copra
Exports - partners - Australia
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of France is used the flag of Australia is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 11 30 S, 47 20 E 12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography - note the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Highways - total:
15 km

paved:
NA km

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

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports - $NA
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs
Imports - partners - Australia
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - copra products and tourism
Infant mortality rate - NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA%
International organization participation - none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 2 (2000)
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force - NA
Labor force - by occupation - the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2005)
arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (1993 est.)
Languages - English, Malay
Legal system the laws of France, where applicable, apply based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
Legislative branch - unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
Life expectancy at birth - total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Location Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references Africa Southeast Asia
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday - NA
Nationality - noun:
Cocos Islander(s)

adjective:
Cocos Islander
Natural hazards periodic cyclones cyclones may occur in the early months of the year
Natural resources guano, coconuts fish
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2006 est.)
633 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - -0.21% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; lagoon anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 300 (1992)
Railways - 0 km
Religions - Sunni Muslim 57%, Christian 22%, other 21% (1981 est.)
Suffrage - NA
Telephone system - general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type
Telephones - main lines in use - NA (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations - 0 (1997)
Terrain low and flat flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman
Waterways - none
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