Outline of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Australian Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also known as the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia. There are two atolls and twenty-seven coral islands in the group. The islands are located in The INDIAN Ocean, AbOUT half way from Australia to Sri Lanka, at .

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Cocos Islands:

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General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country names: The Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands
• Official English country name: The Australian Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Cocos Island
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• International rankings of the Cocos Islands
• ISO country codes: CC, CCK, 166
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CC
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cc

Geography of the Cocos Islands

• The Cocos Islands are: an Australian territory consisting of two atolls and twenty-seven coral islands
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific
      • Oceania
        • Astralasia
  • Time zone(s):
  • Extreme points of the Cocos Islands
  • Land BOUNDARIES: none
  • Coastline: 26 km
• Population of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
• Area of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
• Atlas of the Cocos Islands

Environment of the Cocos Islands

• Climate of the Cocos Islands
• Ecology of the Cocos Islands
  • Ecoregions in the Cocos Islands
  • Renewable energy in the Cocos Islands
• Geology of the Cocos Islands
• Protected areas of the Cocos Islands
  • Biosphere reserves in the Cocos Islands
  • National parks of the Cocos Islands
• Wildlife of the Cocos Islands
  • Flora of the Cocos Islands
  • Fauna of the Cocos Islands
    • Birds of the Cocos Islands
    • Mammals of the Cocos Islands

Natural geographic features of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Landforms of the Cocos Islands

• Fjords of the Cocos Islands
• Glaciers of the Cocos Islands
• Islands of the Cocos Islands
• Lakes of the Cocos Islands
• Mountains of the Cocos Islands
  • Volcanoes in the Cocos Islands
• Rivers of the Cocos Islands
  • Waterfalls of the Cocos Islands
• Valleys of the Cocos Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Cocos Islands: None

Regions of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Regions of the Cocos Islands

Ecoregions of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Ecoregions in the Cocos Islands

Administrative divisions of the Cocos Islands

None

Municipalities of the Cocos Islands

• Capital of the Cocos Islands: West Island
• Cities of the Cocos Islands

Demography of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Demographics of the Cocos Islands

Government and Politics of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Government of the Cocos Islands and Politics of the Cocos Islands

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Cocos Islands: West Island

• Elections in the Cocos Islands
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the Cocos Islands
• Political scandals of the Cocos Islands
• Taxation in the Cocos Islands

Branches of the government of the Cocos Islands

Executive branch of the government of the Cocos Islands

• Head of state: President of the Cocos Islands,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Cocos Islands,
• Cabinet of the Cocos Islands

Legislative branch of the government of the Cocos Islands

• Parliament of the Cocos Islands (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Cocos Islands
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Cocos Islands

Judicial branch of the government of the Cocos Islands

• Supreme Court of the Cocos Islands

Foreign relations of the Cocos Islands

• Diplomatic missions in the Cocos Islands
• Diplomatic missions of the Cocos Islands
• United States-the Cocos Islands relations

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of the Cocos Islands

the Cocos Islands is a member of:

Law and order in the Cocos Islands

Main article: Law of the Cocos Islands

• Capital punishment in the Cocos Islands
• Constitution of the Cocos Islands
• Crime in the Cocos Islands
• Human rights in the Cocos Islands
  • LGBT rights in the Cocos Islands
  • Freedom of religion in the Cocos Islands
• Law enforcement in the Cocos Islands

Military of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Military of the Cocos Islands

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of DeFence of the Cocos Islands
• Forces
  • Army of the Cocos Islands
  • Navy of the Cocos Islands
  • Air Force of the Cocos Islands
  • Special forces of the Cocos Islands
• Military history of the Cocos Islands
• Military ranks of the Cocos Islands

Local government in the Cocos Islands

History of the Cocos Islands

''Main article: History of the Cocos Islands, Timeline of the history of the Cocos Islands, and Current events of the Cocos Islands

• Economic history of the Cocos Islands
• Military history of the Cocos Islands

Culture of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Culture of the Cocos Islands

• Architecture of the Cocos Islands
• Cuisine of the Cocos Islands
• Ethnic minorities in the Cocos Islands
• Festivals in the Cocos Islands
• Humor in the Cocos Islands
• Languages of the Cocos Islands
• Media in the Cocos Islands
• National symbols of the Cocos Islands
  • Coat of arms of the Cocos Islands
  • Flag of the Cocos Islands
  • National anthem of the Cocos Islands
• People of the Cocos Islands
• Prostitution in the Cocos Islands
• Public holidays in the Cocos Islands
• Records of the Cocos Islands
• Religion in the Cocos Islands
  • Buddhism in the Cocos Islands
  • Christianity in the Cocos Islands
  • Hinduism in the Cocos Islands
  • Islam in the Cocos Islands
  • Judaism in the Cocos Islands
  • Sikhism in the Cocos Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Cocos Islands: None

The arts in the Cocos Islands

• Art in the Cocos Islands
• Cinema of the Cocos Islands
• Literature of the Cocos Islands
• Music of the Cocos Islands
• Television in the Cocos Islands
• Theatre in the Cocos Islands

Sports in the Cocos Islands

Main article: Sports in the Cocos Islands

• Football in the Cocos Islands
• The Cocos Islands at the Olympics

Economy of the Cocos Islands

Main article: Economy of the Cocos Islands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

• Agriculture in the Cocos Islands
• Banking in the Cocos Islands
  • National Bank of the Cocos Islands
• Communications in the Cocos Islands
• Companies of the Cocos Islands

• Currency of Cocos Islands: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: AUD

• Economic history of the Cocos Islands
• Energy policy of the Cocos Islands
• Mining in the Cocos Islands
• Oil industry in the Cocos Islands
• Tourism in the Cocos Islands
• Transport in the Cocos Islands

• the Cocos Islands STOCK Exchange

Education in the Cocos Islands

Main article: Education in the Cocos Islands

Infrastructure of the Cocos Islands

• Communications in the Cocos Islands
  • Internet in the Cocos Islands
• Energy in the Cocos Islands
• Health care in the Cocos Islands
• Transportation in the Cocos Islands
  • Airports in the Cocos Islands
  • Rail transport in the Cocos Islands
  • Roads in the Cocos Islands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Cocos Islands

See also

• Index of Cocos (Keeling) Islands-related articles
• List of Cocos (Keeling) Islands-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of Australia
• Outline of geography

External links

• Atoll Research Bulletin vol. 403
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Tourism website
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands entry from the CIA World Factbook
• Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Noel Crusz, The Cocos Islands mutiny, Reviewed by: PETER STANLEY, Principal Historian, Australian War Memorial
• History of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Areas of individual islets
• The man who lost a 'coral kingdom'