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Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Environment
| Environment - current issues | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs | | Environment - international agreements | cyclone season is October to April |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Land use / Resources
| Land use (%) | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001) | | Natural resources | fish |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Economy
| Economy - overview: | 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. | | GDP - composition by sector (%) | agriculture: NA%, industry: NA%, services: NA% | | Agriculture - products | vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts | | Industries | copra products and tourism | | Economic aid - recipient | NA | | GDP - real growth rate (%) | NA% | | Labor force - by occupation (%) | the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Population / Demographics
| Population (July 2005) | 628 | | Population growth rate (%) (2005) | 0.00% | | Population density (people/sq km) (2005) | 44.9 | | Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | NA | | Ethnic groups (%) | Europeans, Cocos Malays |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Infrastructure
| Telephones - main lines in use | 287 (1992) | | Telephones - mobile cellular | note - analog cellular service available | | Roadways (km) | total: 15 km (2005) |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Health
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA | | Infant mortality rate | NA | | HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) | NA |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
: References & Data Sources
 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com
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