The 1990 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ Islander(s); adjective—Cocos Islander(s)

      Ethnic divisions: mostly Europeans on West Island and Cocos Malays on Home Island

      Religion: NA

      Language: English

      Literacy: NA%

      Labor force: NA

      Organized labor: none

      - Government

       Long-form name: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

      Type: territory of Australia

      Capital: West Island

      Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)

      Independence: none (territory of Australia)

      Constitution: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955

      Legal system: based upon the laws of Australia and local laws

      National holiday: NA

      Executive branch: British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, chairman of the Islands Council

      Legislative branch: unicameral Islands Council

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court

      Leaders: Chief of State—Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);

      Head of Government—Administrator D. LAWRIE (since NA 1989);

       Chairman of the Islands Council Parson Bin YAPAT (since NA)

      Suffrage: NA

      Elections: NA

      Diplomatic representation: none (territory of Australia)

      Flag: the flag of Australia is used

      - Economy Overview: Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Copra and fresh coconuts are the major export earners. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia.

      GNP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%

      Unemployment: NA

      Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of

       $NA

      Exports: $NA; commodities—copra; partners—Australia

      Imports: $NA; commodities—foodstuffs; partners—Australia

      External debt: $NA

      Industrial production: growth rate NA%

      Electricity: NA kW capacity; NA million kWh produced, NA kWh per capita

      Industries: copra products

      Agriculture: gardens provide vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts

      Aid: none

      Currency: Australian dollar (plural—dollars); 1 Australian dollar

       ($A) = 100 cents

      Exchange rates: Australian dollars ($A) per US$1—1.2784 (January 1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987), 1.4905 (1986), 1.4269 (1985)

      Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June

      - Communications

       Ports: none; lagoon anchorage only

      Airports: 1 airfield with permanent-surface runway, 2,440–3,659 m; airport on West Island is a link in service between Australia and South Africa

      Telecommunications: 250 radios (1985); linked by telephone, telex, and facsimile communications via satellite with Australia; stations—1 AM, no FM, no TV

      - Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia—————————————————————————— Country: Colombia - Geography Total area: 1,138,910 km2; land area: 1,038,700 km2; includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, Serrana Bank, and Serranilla Bank

      Comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Montana

      Land boundaries: 7,408 km total; Brazil 1,643 km, Ecuador 590 km,

       Panama 225 km, Peru 2,900, Venezuela 2,050 km

      Coastline: 3,208 km total (1,448 km North Pacific Ocean; 1,760 Caribbean Sea)

      Maritime claims:

      Continental shelf: not specified;

      Extended economic zone: 200 nm;

      Territorial sea: 12 nm

      Disputes: maritime boundary dispute with Venezuela in the Gulf of Venezuela; territorial dispute with Nicaragua over Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank

      Climate: tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands

      Terrain: mixture of flat coastal lowlands, plains in east, central highlands, some high mountains

      Natural resources: crude oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds

      Land use: 4% arable land; 2% permanent crops; 29% meadows and pastures; 49% forest and woodland; 16% other; includes NEGL% irrigated

      Environment: highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; deforestation; soil damage from overuse of pesticides; periodic droughts

      Note: only South American country with coastlines on both

       North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea

      - People

       Population: 33,076,188 (July 1990), growth rate 2.1% (1990)

      Birth rate: 27 births/1,000 population (1990)

      Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1990)

      Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1990)

      Infant mortality rate: 38 deaths/1,000 live births (1990)

      Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 73 years female (1990)

      Total fertility rate: 2.9 children born/woman (1990)

      Nationality: noun—Colombian(s); adjective—Colombian

      Ethnic divisions: 58% mestizo, 20% white, 14% mulatto, 4% black, 3% mixed black-Indian, 1% Indian

      Religion: 95% Roman Catholic

      Language: Spanish

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