Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
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| Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pulu Kokos (Keeling) (Cocos Islands Malay) Wilayah Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) (Malay) | |
| Motto: | |
_Islands_special)_(Southeast_Asia_centered).svg) Location of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (circled in red) | |
| Sovereign state | Australia |
| Annexed by the United Kingdom | 1857 |
| Transferred from Singapore to Australia | 23 November 1955 |
| Capital | West Island 12°11′13″S 96°49′42″E / 12.18694°S 96.82833°E |
| Largest village | Bantam (Home Island) |
| Official languages | None |
| Spoken languages | |
| Government | Directly administered dependency |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| David Hurley | |
| Natasha Griggs | |
| Seri Wati Iku | |
| Area | |
• Total | 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Highest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2016 census | 544[1] (not ranked) |
• Density | 43/km2 (111.4/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 |
| Calling code | +61 891 |
| Postcode | WA 6799 |
| ISO 3166 code | CC |
| Internet TLD | .cc |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka. The islands are in the Southern Hemisphere, they are part of Australasia, a subregion of Oceania. The territory's dual name reflects that the islands have historically been known as either the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands.