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Compare Glorioso Islands (2006) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2006) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)

 Glorioso Islands (2006)Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)
 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% (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products - vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Airports 1 (2006) 1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
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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. There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William Keeling discovered the islands in 1609, but they 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 generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
Birth rate - NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget - revenues: $NA


expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital - West Island
Climate tropical tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline 35.2 km 26 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 (2003 est.)
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 Transport and Regional Services
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. 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.
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 - 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997)
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general


head of government: Administrator (nonresident) 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 (1999)
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 islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Highways - total: 15 km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km (2003)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $NA
Imports - commodities - foodstuffs
Imports - partners - Australia (1999)
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - copra products and tourism
Infant mortality rate - total: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
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%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages - Malay (Cocos dialect), English
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 (7 seats)
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years (2003 est.)
Location Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway 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: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force
National holiday - NA
Nationality - noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
Natural hazards periodic cyclones cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources guano, coconuts fish
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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.)
630 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors - none; lagoon anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
Railways - 0 km
Religions - Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
Suffrage - NA
Telephone system - general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system


domestic: NA


international: telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
Telephones - main lines in use - 287 (1992)
Telephones - mobile cellular - NA
Television broadcast stations - NA
Terrain low and flat flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate - 60% (2000 est.)
Waterways - none
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