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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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands is located in Australia[3].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands is on the continent of Oceania[5].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[6].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's instance of is recorded as external territory of Australia[7].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's capital is recorded as West Island[8].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's currency is recorded as Australian dollar[10].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .cc[11].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's main regulatory text is recorded as Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955[12].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands followed British Cocos Islands[13].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's flag is recorded as flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[14].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's highest judicial authority is recorded as Supreme Court of Western Australia[15].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's Commons category is recorded as Cocos (Keeling) Islands[16].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:30[17].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's located in time zone is recorded as Indian/Cocos[18].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's local dialing code is recorded as 0851[19].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's local dialing code is recorded as 0891[20].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's telephone country code is recorded as +61891[21].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's Unicode character is recorded as 🇨🇨[22].
  • January 1, 1955 marks the founding of Cocos (Keeling) Islands[23].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -12.1175, 'lon': 96.895}[24].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cocos (Keeling) Islands[25].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a population of {'amount': '+596'}[26].
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a population of {'amount': '+602'}[27].

Body

Geography

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Australia[3]. It is on the continent of Oceania[5].

Physical Characteristics

Cocos (Keeling) Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+596'}[26] and {'amount': '+602'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[6] and external territory of Australia[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1955 marks the founding of Cocos (Keeling) Islands[23].

Why It Matters

Cocos (Keeling) Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955. fedcourt.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The World Factbook. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294323091|Cocos (Keeling) Islands (#294323091)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  2. 11w 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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