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| Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2004) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2004) | |
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| Administrative divisions | - | none (territory of Australia) |
| Age structure | - | 0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | - | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts |
| Airports | - | 1 (2003 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Area | total: 412 sq km
land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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 | slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Background | These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. | 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 (2004 est.) |
| Budget | - | revenues: NA
expenditures: NA, including capital expenditures of NA |
| Capital | - | West Island |
| Climate | antarctic | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year |
| Coastline | 101.9 km | 26 km |
| Constitution | - | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 |
| Country name | conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
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 (2004 est.) |
| Debt - external | - | NA |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Disputes - international | none | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | - | NA |
| Economy - overview | No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands. | 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 |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 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 - 1.5419 (2003), 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999) |
| Executive branch | - | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Evan WILLIAMS (since 1 November 2003) 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 Australia is used | the flag of Australia is used |
| GDP | - | purchasing power parity - NA |
| GDP - composition by sector | - | agriculture: NA
industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.) |
| GDP - per capita | - | purchasing power parity - NA |
| GDP - real growth rate | - | NA |
| Geographic coordinates | 53 06 S, 72 31 E | 12 30 S, 96 50 E |
| Geography - note | - | 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 |
| Independence | - | none (territory of Australia) |
| Industrial production growth rate | - | NA |
| Industries | - | copra products and tourism |
| Infant mortality rate | - | total: NA
male: NA female: NA (2004 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | - | NA |
| International organization participation | - | none |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 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% (2001) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
| Languages | - | Malay (Cocos dialect), English |
| Legal system | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply | based upon the laws of Australia and local 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 NA |
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: NA years
male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.) |
| Location | islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka |
| Map references | Antarctic Region | Southeast Asia |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols | defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force |
| National holiday | - | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Nationality | - | noun: Cocos Islander(s)
adjective: Cocos Islander |
| Natural hazards | Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island | cyclone season is October to April |
| Natural resources | fish | fish |
| Net migration rate | - | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | - | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | none |
| Population | uninhabited (July 2004 est.) | 629 (July 2004 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA |
| Population growth rate | - | 0.002% (2004 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | none; lagoon anchorage only |
| Radio broadcast stations | - | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) |
| Religions | - | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) |
| Suffrage | - | NA |
| Telephone system | - | general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system
domestic: NA international: country code - 61-891; 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 | - | note - analog cellular service available |
| Television broadcast stations | - | NA |
| Terrain | Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky | flat, low-lying coral atolls |
| Total fertility rate | - | NA children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | - | 60% (2000 est.) |
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