Match 55 DB Rec# - 7,507 Dataset-WOFACT
Title :Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Text :
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Header
Affiliation:
(territory of Australia)
Geography
Location:
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:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total area:
14 sq km
land area:
14 sq km
comparative area:
about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
note:
includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
2.6 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
pleasant, modified by the southeast trade wind for about nine months of the
year; moderate rain fall
Terrain:
flat, low-lying coral atolls
Natural resources:
fish
Land use:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
there are no natural fresh water resources on the island, groundwater does
accumulate in natural underground reservoirs
natural hazards:
cyclones may occur in the early months of the year
international agreements:
NA
Note:
two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
People
Population:
604 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA
Population growth rate:
0.98% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
NA births/1,000 population
Death rate:
NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate:
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Infant mortality rate:
NA deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
NA years
male:
NA years
female:
NA years
Total fertility rate:
NA children born/woman
Nationality:
noun:
Cocos Islander(s)
adjective:
Cocos Islander
Ethnic divisions:
West Island:
Europeans
Home Island:
Cocos Malays
Religions:
Sunni Muslims
Languages:
English
Labor force:
NA
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional short form:
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Digraph:
CK
Type:
territory of Australia
Capital:
West Island
Administrative divisions:
none (territory of Australia)
Independence:
none (territory of Australia)
National holiday:
NA
Constitution:
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955
Legal system:
based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
Suffrage:
NA
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government:
Administrator B. CUNNINGHAM (since NA)
cabinet:
Islands Council; Chairman of the Islands Council Haji WAHIN bin Bynie (since
NA)
Legislative branch:
unicameral Islands Council
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
NA
Member of:
none
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (territory of Australia)
US diplomatic representation:
none (territory of Australia)
Flag:
the flag of Australia is used
Economy
Overview:
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.
National product:
GDP $NA
National product real growth rate:
NA%
National product per capita:
$NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA%
Budget:
revenues:
$NA
expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Exports:
$NA
commodities:
copra
partners:
Australia
Imports:
$NA
commodities:
foodstuffs
partners:
Australia
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
1,000 kW
production:
2 million kWh
consumption per capita:
2,980 kWh (1990)
Industries:
copra products
Agriculture:
gardens provide vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Economic aid:
none
Currency:
1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.3058 (January 1995), 1.3667 (1994),
1.4704 (1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2836 (1991), 1.2799 (1990)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Transportation
Railroads:
0 km
Highways:
total:
NA km
paved:
NA km
unpaved:
NA km
Ports:
none; lagoon anchorage only
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
total:
1
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
Communications
Telephone system:
NA telephones
local:
NA
intercity:
NA
international:
linked by telephone, telex, and facsimile communications via satellite with
Australia
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios:
250 (1985)
Television:
broadcast stations:
0
televisions:
NA
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of Australia
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