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COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
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(territory of Australia)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 14 km2; land area: 14 km2; main islands are West Island
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and Home Island
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Comparative area: about 24 times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 42.6 km
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Maritime claims:
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Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about
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nine months of the year; moderate rainfall
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Terrain: flat, low-lying coral atolls
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Natural resources: fish
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
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Environment: two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms
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and other vegetation
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Note: located 1,070 km southwest of Sumatra (Indonesia) in the
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Indian Ocean about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
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PEOPLE
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Population: 684 (July 1991), growth rate NEGL% (1991)
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Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: NA migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Cocos Islander(s); adjective--Cocos Islander(s)
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Ethnic divisions: mostly Europeans on West Island and Cocos Malays
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on Home Island
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Religion: almost all Sunni Muslims
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Language: English
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Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
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Labor force: NA
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Organized labor: none
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Type: territory of Australia
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Capital: West Island
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Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)
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Independence: none (territory of Australia)
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Constitution: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955
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Legal system: based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
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National holiday: NA
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Executive branch: British monarch, governor general of Australia,
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administrator, chairman of the Islands Council
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Legislative branch: unicameral Islands Council
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Judicial branch: Supreme Court
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Leaders:
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Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);
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Head of Government--Administrator D. LAWRIE (since NA 1989);
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Chairman of the Islands Council Parson Bin YAPAT (since NA)
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Suffrage: NA
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Elections: NA
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Member of: none
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Diplomatic representation: none (territory of Australia)
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Flag: the flag of Australia is used
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ECONOMY
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Overview: Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash
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crop. Copra and fresh coconuts are the major export earners. Small local
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gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food
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and most other necessities must be imported from Australia.
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GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
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Unemployment: NA
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Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital
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expenditures of $NA
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Exports: $NA;
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commodities--copra;
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partners--Australia
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Imports: $NA;
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commodities--foodstuffs;
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partners--Australia
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External debt: $NA
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Industrial production: growth rate NA%
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Electricity: 1,000 kW capacity; 2 million kWh produced, 2,980 kWh
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per capita (1990)
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Industries: copra products
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Agriculture: gardens provide vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
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Economic aid: none
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Currency: Australian dollar (plural--dollars); 1 Australian dollar
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($A) = 100 cents
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Exchange rates: Australian dollars ($A) per US$1--1.2834 (January
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1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987), 1.4905
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(1986), 1.4269 (1985)
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Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Ports: none; lagoon anchorage only
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Airports: 1 airfield with permanent-surface runway, 1,220-2,439 m;
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airport on West Island is a link in service between Australia and South
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Africa
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Telecommunications: 250 radios (1985); linked by telephone,
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telex, and facsimile communications via satellite with Australia;
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stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia
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