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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Facts

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Capital	West Island
Government Type	non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia
Currency	Australian dollars (AUD)
Total Area	5 Square Miles 14 Square Kilometers
Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
Language	Malay (Cocos dialect), English
GDP - real growth rate	1%
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$0.00 (USD)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Demographics

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Ethnic Groups	Europeans, Cocos Malays
Nationality Adjective	Cocos Islander
Nationality Noun	Cocos Islander(s)
Population	596
Predominant Language	Malay (Cocos dialect), English

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Government

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Executive Branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General... More
Suffrage: 18 years of age More
Citizenship: see Australia More
National Holiday: Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788) More
Constitution: history: 23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955) amendments: amended many times, last in 2016 More
Independence: none (territory of Australia) More

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Geography

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Climate: tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year More
Environment - Current Issues: fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs More
Terrain: flat, low-lying coral atolls More

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Economy

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Economic Overview: Coconuts, grown throughout the islands, are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply,... More
Industries: copra products, tourism More
Currency Name and Code: Australian dollars (AUD) More

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Interesting Cocos (Keeling) Islands Facts

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Discovered in 1609 by Capt. William Keeling of the East India Company, the Cocos were settled in 1826 by Alexander Hare, an Englishman. A second settlement was founded in 1827 by John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish seaman, who landed with a boatload of Malay sailors.

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