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Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Asia



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
596 (July 2007 est.)total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Ethnic groupsReligions
Europeans, Cocos MalaysSunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
LanguagesLiteracy
Malay (Cocos dialect), EnglishNA



Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
NA West Island
IndependanceNational day
none (territory of Australia)Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
ConstitutionLegal system
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992based upon the laws of Australia and local laws



Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
60% (2000 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
ExportsImports
NANA
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
Australian dollar (AUD)
Military expenditures



Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka 14 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the yearfish



Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
.cc
Internet hostsInternet users
NA



Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
1 (2006)
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
22 km