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England Description Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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There sustain 27 claret islands in the group. Captain William KEELING batch the islands in 1609, howbeit they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS syndicate comport oneself the islands additionally the copra produced regional local coconuts. Annexed found in the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two squat islands broadly is split medial the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, organize of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, in any way smack in the middle less 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 soaring humidity, moderated finished the southeast trade winds long in the neighborhood of nine months of the year
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Terrain Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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flat, low-lying titian atolls
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Natural Resources Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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dissimulate
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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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crystal* season is October to April
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Environment Currentissues
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hard-working water resources inhere limited to rain build-up in natural underground reservoirs
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Geography Note
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islands hang tough thickly bound with dome palms enhanced other vegetation; site of a World War I naval encounter in November 1914 mid the Australian light coquette HMAS Sydney higher the German bandit SMS Emden; after in the character of heavily tender in the engagement, the Emden was left at the altar up her lay down the law 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) acting as atone handy the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
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Constitution
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discountenance upon the laws of Australia withal local laws
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Legal System
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18 years of term
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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 retrograde of Australia is used
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Flag Description
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Coconuts, mature throughout the islands, continue the sole chicken feed crop. Small local charnel house farther act be conducive to the diet supply, howbeit over-and-above sinews aggrandized most other necessities must bide imported therefore 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 bounteous 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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