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Background: A possession of the UK since 1857 the islands were transferred to Australia in 1955.


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Location

Geographic coordinates

Map reference

Area
Total: 14 km²
Land: 14 km²; main islands are West Island and Home Island
Comparative: about 24 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 2.6 km

Maritime claims
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm
Disputes: none

Climate: pleasant, modified by the southeasttrade wind for about nine months of the year; moderate rain fall

Terrain: flat, low-lying coral atolls

Elevation

Natural resources: fish

Land use: arable land: 0%; permanent crops: 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%

Irrigated land

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


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Population: 597 (July 1992), growth rate - 0.5% (1992)

Nationality: noun - Cocos Islander(s; adjective - Cocos Islander

Ethnic groups:

Languages: English

Religions: almost all Sunni Muslims

Demographic profile

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate: NA births/1000 population (1992)

Death rate: NA deaths/1000 population (1992)

Net migration rate: NA migrants/1000 population (1992)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Current issues note:

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1992)

Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1992)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

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Hiv/Aids

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Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


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Country name
Conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Government type: territory of Australia

Capital: West Island

Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)

Dependent areas

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

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: NA

Executive branch: British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, chairman of the Islands Council

Legislative branch: unicameral Islands Council

Judicial branch: Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: none
Diplomatic representation: none (territory of Australia)

Diplomatic representation

Flag description: the flag of Australia is used

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


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Economy overview:
GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate

Real gdp per capita

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: gardens provide vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts

Industries: copra products

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%

Labor force: NA
Organized labor: none

Unemployment rate

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June

Inflation rate consumer prices

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Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $NA
Commodoties: copra
Partners: Australia

Imports: $NA
Commodoties: foodstuffs
Partners: Australia

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.3360 (January 1992), 1.2836 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987)


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Electricity
Production: 1,000 kW capacity; 2 million kWh produced, 2,980 kWh per capita (1990)

Coal

Petroleum

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Refined petroleum

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Carbon dioxide emissions

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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports:

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


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Disputes international

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs