Cocos (Keeling) Islands
territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean
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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
Summary
Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,424 views/month, #7 of 712).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Australia[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Continent: Oceania[5]
- Instance of: external territory of Australia[6]
- Capital: West Island[7]
- Official language: English[8]
- Currency: Australian dollar[9]
- Top-level Internet domain: .cc[10]
- Main regulatory text: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955[11]
- Follows: British Cocos Islands[12]
- Flag: flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[13]
- Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Western Australia[14]
- Commons category: Cocos (Keeling) Islands[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+06:30[16], Indian/Cocos[17]
- Local dialing code: 0851[18], 0891[19]
- Telephone country code: +61891[20]
- Unicode character: 🇨🇨[21]
- Inception: January 1, 1955[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cocos (Keeling) Islands[23]
- Population: 596[24], 602[25]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Cocos (Keeling) Islands[26]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33]
- Official name: Cocos Islands[34]
- Motto text: Maju Pulu Kita[35], Onward our island[36], Напред, наш остров[37]
- Driving side: left[38]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Cocos (Keeling) Islands covers an area of 14 km²[39].
Why It Matters
Cocos (Keeling) Islands has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]