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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
Climate
tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Terrain
flat, low-lying coral atolls
Natural resources
fish
People & Society
Religions
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75%, Anglican 3.5%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, none 12.9%, unspecified 6.3% (2016 est.)
Government
Government type
non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia
Independence
none (territory of Australia)
National holiday
Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)
Legal system
common law based on the Australian model
Economy
Exports - partners
USA 31%, Singapore 29%, UK 12%, Australia 3%, Brazil 3% (2023)
Imports - partners
Australia 87%, USA 3%, Philippines 2%, Sweden 2%, Brazil 1% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Summary

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month, #7 of 712).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands is located in Australia[3].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's image is recorded as Cocos (Keeling) Islands (32206670676).jpg[5].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's continent is recorded as Oceania[6].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[7].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's instance of is recorded as external territory of Australia[8].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's capital is recorded as West Island[9].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's currency is recorded as Australian dollar[11].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Island.svg[12].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's audio is recorded as U.S. Navy Band, Advance Australia Fair (instrumental).ogg[13].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .cc[14].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's main regulatory text is recorded as Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955[15].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's coat of arms image is recorded as Clunies-Ross family arms.svg[16].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's follows is recorded as British Cocos Islands[17].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's flag is recorded as flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[18].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's highest judicial authority is recorded as Supreme Court of Western Australia[19].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126087382[20].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's GND ID is recorded as 4298716-7[21].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's locator map image is recorded as Cocos (Keeling) Islands on the globe (Southeast Asia centered).svg[22].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82131268[23].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 153632090[24].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is recorded as CC[25].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code is recorded as CCK[26].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's ISO 3166-1 numeric code is recorded as 166[27].

Body

Geography

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Australia[3]. Its continent is recorded as Oceania[6].

Physical Characteristics

Cocos (Keeling) Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+596'}[29] and {'amount': '+602'}[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[7] and external territory of Australia[8].

History and Context

+1955-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cocos (Keeling) Islands[31].

Why It Matters

Cocos (Keeling) Islands ranks in the top 0.98% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,269 views/month, #7 of 712).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Australia Australian dollar Castel di Ieri

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955. fedcourt.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Australian war memorial id → PL1636
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6713]]: PL1636, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/73208100|Cocos Keeling Islands (#73208100)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2398|Australian W"
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