| Geography | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
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Location:
 | Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka |
Geographic coordinates:
 | 12 30 S, 96 50 E |
Map references:
 | Southeast Asia |
Area:
 | total: 14 sq km land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island |
Area - comparative:
 | about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
 | 0 km |
Coastline:
 | 26 km |
Maritime claims:
 | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
 | tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year |
Terrain:
 | flat, low-lying coral atolls |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m |
Natural resources:
 | fish |
Land use:
 | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | NA |
Total renewable water resources:
 | void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | void |
Natural hazards:
 | cyclone season is October to April |
Environment - current issues:
 | fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs |
Environment - international agreements:
 | void |
Geography - note:
 | islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation |
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