Cocos (Keeling) Islands

CapitalWest Island

CurrencyAUD · Australian dollar

LanguageEnglish

Since1955

ISOCCK · CC

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

External territory of Australia

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, are an Australian external territory located 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, the latter of which is still a common short name.

Text: Wikipedia — Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28

— FACTS —

Capital: West Island
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +61891
Top-level domain: .cc
Independence / founding: 1955

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

The World Bank does not publish figures for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, so this note carries no economic or social statistics.

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Anthem

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Capital time

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Neighbours

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Landmarks

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People

Danie OlbioCocos (Keeling) Islands librarian and women's rights activist

George Clunies Rossunofficial ruler and eventual owner of the Cocos Islands

Helen LiuCocos Islands politician

Ayesha YoungCocos Islands politician

History

1955Cocos (Keeling) Islands — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

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