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 | COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDSgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) |
| country code ISO: CC [?] //; - FIPS: CK |
| location: Indian Ocean, halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka |
| time zone: + 6:30 UT |
| surface (land) area: 14,2 sq.km = 5,5 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North/South: 12° S / East/ West: 97° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Indian Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: dependent territory of Australia since 1955-11-23 |
| capital: no official capital; Bantam Village (?) on West Island appears to be the main settlement |
| administrative division: none |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census 2001: 621 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 635 |
| population density: 45 per sq.km = 115 per sq.mi |
| population growth: % //; - doubling time: years |
| birth rate: 20 per 1000 |
| death rate: 1 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): per 1000 |
| life expectancy: years (male: ; female: ) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years: % |
| urbanisation: 0% [there are no "urban" settlements] |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Malay, European |
| languages: Malay, English |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 57%; Christian 22% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: % (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD per capita |
| import: USD per capita //; - export: USD per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: AU |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: % |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: % //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: % //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: coconuts, copra |
| livestock (1000s; or: million): asses: / buffaloes: / camels: / cattle: / goats: / horses: / mules: / pigs: / poultry: / sheep: |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: % //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: |
| mining products: |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: % //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: km |
| vehicles: per 1000 // international license plate: AUS (?) |
| railways: km //; - railways passenger/km: |
| navigable inland waterways: km |
| ownership telephone: per 1000 // international dialling code: +61 (?) |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: not shown on maps; these are low coral islands, so there could hardly be any high hills |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: 27 coral islands; see the separate file of the islands as administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA DK EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the islands
To the page containing some statistics of the other Australian dependent territories
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