Cocos Islands
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Gevernment type | NA |
| Capital |
name: West Island
geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 55 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Internet country code | .cc |
| Ports and terminals | Port Refuge |
| Agriculture products | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts |
| Industries | copra products and tourism |
| Geography |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 12 30 S, 96 50 E |
| Continent | Southeast Asia |
| Area |
total: 14 sq km
land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 26 km |
| Climate | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year |
| Terrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls |
| Natural resources | fish |
| Natural hazards | cyclone season is October to April |
| People |
| Population | 574 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Europeans, Cocos Malays |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) |
| Languages | Malay (Cocos dialect), English |
