Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/53.data

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@node Header (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section Header (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Affiliation:
  (territory of Australia)



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@node Geography (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section Geography (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Location:
  in the Indian Ocean, 1,070 km southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between
  Australia and Sri Lanka
Map references:
  Southeast Asia
Area:
 total area:
  14 km2
 land area:
  14 km2
 comparative area:
  about 24 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
 note:
  includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Land boundaries:   0 km
Coastline:
  2.6 km
Maritime claims:
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  3 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  pleasant, modified by the southeast trade wind for about nine months of the
  year; moderate rain fall
Terrain:
  flat, low-lying coral atolls
Natural resources:
  fish
Land use:
 arable land:
  0%
 permanent crops:
  0%
 meadows and pastures:
  0%
 forest and woodland:
  0%
 other:
  100%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation



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@node People (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section People (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Population:
  593 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  -0.53% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  NA births/1,000 population
Death rate:
  NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate:
  NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Infant mortality rate:
  NA deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  NA years
 male:
  NA years
 female:
  NA years
Total fertility rate:
  NA children born/women
Nationality:
 noun:
  Cocos Islander(s)
 adjective:
  Cocos Islander
Ethnic divisions:
 West Island:
  Europeans
 Home Island:
  Cocos Malays
Religions:
  Sunni Muslims
Languages:
  English
Literacy:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:
  NA%
 female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  NA



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@node Government (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section Government (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 conventional short form:
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Digraph:
  CK
Type:
  territory of Australia
Capital:
  West Island
Administrative divisions:
  none (territory of Australia)
Independence:
  none (territory of Australia)
Constitution:
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955
Legal system:
  based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
National holiday:
  NA
Political parties and leaders:
  NA
Suffrage:
  NA
Elections:   NA
Executive branch:
  British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, chairman of
  the Islands Council
Legislative branch:
  unicameral Islands Council
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
 Head of Government:
  Administrator B. CUNNINGHAM (since NA); Chairman of the Islands Council Haji
  WAHIN bin Bynie (since NA)
Member of:
  none
Diplomatic representation in US:
  none (territory of Australia)
US diplomatic representation:
  none (territory of Australia)
Flag:
  the flag of Australia is used



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@node Economy (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section Economy (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Overview:
  Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Copra and
  fresh coconuts are the major export earners. Small local gardens and fishing
  contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other
  necessities must be imported from Australia.
National product:
  GDP $NA
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Exports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  copra
 partners:
  Australia
Imports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  foodstuffs
 partners:
  Australia
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  1,000 kW capacity; 2 million kWh produced, 2,980 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
  copra products
Agriculture:
  gardens provide vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Economic aid:
  none
Currency:
  1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
  Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.4837 (January 1993), 1.3600 (1992),
  1.2836 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988)
Fiscal year:
  1 July - 30 June



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@node Communications (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section Communications (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Ports:
  none; lagoon anchorage only
Airports:
 total:
  1
 useable:
  1
 with permanent-surface runways:
  1
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  1
Telecommunications:
  250 radios (1985); linked by telephone, telex, and facsimile communications
  via satellite with Australia; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV



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@node Defense Forces (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
@section Defense Forces (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)

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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of Australia



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