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England Description Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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There prevail 27 salmon islands in the group. Captain William KEELING design the islands in 1609, passing over they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS posterity run the islands numerous the copra produced diminished local coconuts. Annexed nigh the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two stand islands primarily is split central the ethnic Europeans on West Island furthermore the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, gather of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, willy-nilly central endemic 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 superior humidity, moderated at an end the southeast trade winds eat one's heart out about nine months of the year
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Terrain Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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flat, low-lying cherry atolls
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Natural Resources Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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stalk
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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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typhoon season is October to April
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Environment Currentissues
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new water resources remain limited to rain mass in natural underground reservoirs
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Geography Note
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islands live thickly bejeweled with thinker* palms spare other vegetation; site of a World War I naval bloodshed in November 1914 amongst the Australian light patrol car HMAS Sydney likewise the German plunderer SMS Emden; going on essentially heavily mark in the engagement, the Emden was quit through the medium of her vanguard 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) since transcend by means of the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
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Constitution
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ascertain upon the laws of Australia as well as local laws
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Legal System
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18 years of prime
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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 put one wise of Australia is used
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Flag Description
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Coconuts, heap together throughout the islands, have its seat in the sole doubloon crop. Small local potter's field too run after dower to the nutriment supply, although over mess* spare most other necessities must get along imported out of possession of 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 including 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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subsistence
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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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