News Articles for "Cocos Islands"
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Fears for asylum seekers after life jackets wash up on Cocos Island beach
There are fears more asylum seekers may have drowned at sea after 28 life jackets washed up on a beach at Cocos Island, off WA's northern coast....
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Mainland excision laws pass parliament
Controversial legislation to excise the Australian mainland from the migration zone to deter asylum seeker boat arrivals has passed parliament.Federal Labo...
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Territory of the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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| Motto: Maju Pulu Kita (Malay) "Our developed island" |
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| Capital | West Island | |||||
| Largest village | Bantam (Home Island) | |||||
| Official languages | English (de facto) | |||||
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| Government | Federal constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||
| - | Administrator | Jon Stanhope | ||||
| - | Shire President | Aindil Minkom | ||||
| Territory of Australia | ||||||
| - | Annexed by British Empire |
1857 |
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| - | Transferred to Australian control |
1955 |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 14 km2 5.3 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | July 2009 estimate | 596[1] (241) | ||||
| - | Density | 43/km2 (n/a) 112/sq mi |
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| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
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| Time zone | CCT (UTC+06:30) | |||||
| Calling code | 61 891 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | CC | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cc | |||||
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