Heard and Mc Donald Islands
| Country name |
conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
abbreviation: HIMI |
| Gevernment type | Islamic republic |
| Capital |
name: Kabul
geographic coordinates: 34 31 N, 69 12 E
time difference: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used |
| Currency | afghani (AFA) |
| Internet country code | .hm |
| Ports and terminals | none; offshore anchorage only |
| Agriculture products | opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins |
| Industries | small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper |
| Location | islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 53 06 S, 72 31 E |
| Continent | Antarctic Region |
| Area |
total: 412 sq km
land: 412 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 101.9 km |
| Climate | antarctic |
| Terrain | Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky |
| Natural resources | fish |
| Natural hazards | Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island |
| Population | uninhabited (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% |
| Languages | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashtu (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
