Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Official Country Name
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Overview
There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Economy
Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Location
Cocos (Keeling) Islands is located in Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Region
Cocos (Keeling) Islands is located in Asia
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Population
Cocos (Keeling) Islands has population of 574 (July 2006 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Climate
Cocos (Keeling) Islands has tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Terrain
flat, low-lying coral atolls
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Natural Resources
fish
Ethnic Groups in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands has the following ethnic groups - Europeans, Cocos Malays
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Languages
Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Capital
Cocos (Keeling) Islands capital is West Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Currency
Cocos (Keeling) Islands currency is Australian dollar
Map of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
