Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Cocos Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
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| Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pulu Kokos (Keeling) (Cocos Islands Malay) Wilayah Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling) (Malay) | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair" | |
_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 | |
| Aindil Minkom | |
| 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) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | US$11,012,550[2] |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 |
| Driving side | left[3] |
| Calling code | +61 891 |
| Postcode | WA 6799 |
| ISO 3166 code | CC |
| Internet TLD | .cc |
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Cocos Islands
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also simply called the Cocos Islands, are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The territory's dual name reflects that the islands have historically been known as either the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands.