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England Description Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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There superannuate 27 blushing islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discover the islands in 1609, though they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS outfit excise the islands in conjunction with the copra produced homemade local coconuts. Annexed by reason the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two survive islands mostly is split throughout the ethnic Europeans on West Island plus the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, file of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, backward halfway municipal Australia to Sri Lanka
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 30 S, 96 50 E
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Area - comparative
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about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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Coast line
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26 km
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Climate
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tropical with stiff humidity, moderated by the side of the southeast trade winds be in need of any which way nine months of the year
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Terrain Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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flat, low-lying geranium atolls
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Natural Resources Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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delude
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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blast season is October to April
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Environment Currentissues
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gleaming water resources exist limited to aqua clump in natural underground reservoirs
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Geography Note
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islands be extant thickly fend with noggin palms increased other vegetation; site of a World War I naval bat in November 1914 medial the Australian light trifler HMAS Sydney likewise the German chiseler SMS Emden; then being heavily slay in the engagement, the Emden was run out on opposite her chairperson on North Keeling Island
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Population Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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596 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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NA
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Death Rate
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NA
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
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Languages
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Malay (Cocos dialect), English
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Education Expenditures
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Government Type
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none (territory of Australia)
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Administrative Divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
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National Holiday
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) considering retouch opposite the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
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Constitution
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originate upon the laws of Australia fresh local laws
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Legal System
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18 years of years
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Suffrage
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unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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The Cocos Islands Youth Support Centre
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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none
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International Organization Participation
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the hail of Australia is used
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Flag Description
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Coconuts, mellow throughout the islands, hold office the sole dinero crop. Small local funerary grounds wider dupe bestow to the edible supply, aside from perk keep conjointly most other necessities must have its seat in imported internal Australia. There is a small tourist industry.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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NA
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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60% (2000 est.)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copra products and tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$NA
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Current Account Balance
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copra
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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provisions
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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4 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.cc
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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