Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
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| Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pulu Kokos (Keeling) (Cocos Islands Malay) Wilayah Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) (Malay) | |
| Motto(s): | |
_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] |
• 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 and closer to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is part of Southeast Asia and is in the Southern Hemisphere. The territory's dual name reflects that the islands have historically been known as either the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands.