Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. note: there are 27 coral islands in the group; apart from North Keeling Island, which lies 30 km north of the main group, the islands form a horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounding a lagoon; North Keeling Island was declared a national park in 1995 and is administered by Parks Australia; the population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island; the islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka |
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Geographic coordinates | 12 30 S, 96 50 E |
Map references | Southeast Asia |
Tarrain | flat, low-lying coral atolls |
Natural Resources | fish |
Natural Hazards | cyclone season is October to April |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 26 km |
Climate | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 14 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive fishing zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | South Point on South Island 9 m |
Lowest point | Indian Ocean 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 0% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 0% (2018 est.) |
Other | 100% (2018 est.) |
Only Home Island and West Island are populated
In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Europeans, Cocos Malays
Population | |
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Birth rate | |
Death rate | 8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
Health expenditure | |
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Total fertility rate | |
Gross reproduction rate | |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | |
Literacy | |
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Net Migration rate | |
Nationality | Cocos Islander | Cocos Islander(s) |
Languages | |
Religions | Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75%, Anglican 3.5%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, none 12.9%, unspecified 6.3% (2016 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 21.2% |
15-64 years | 61.5% |
65 years and over | 17.3% (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 40 years (2021 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | . |
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