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Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 1 million sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Background	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.	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 Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km (1993)
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Waterways	-	none

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