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List All Cities in Cocos (Keeling) Islands Listing cities Cocos (Keeling) Islands database :
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Background
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There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
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Population
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596 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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none (territory of Australia)
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Administrative divisions
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NA
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Independence
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Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
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International organization participation
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the flag of Australia is used
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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copra products and tourism
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Agriculture - products
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Industries
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Industrial production growth rate
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