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Cocos (Keeling) Island
) , anthem = "''Advance Australia Fair''" , song_type = , song = , image_map = Australia on the globe (Cocos (Keeling) Islands special) (Southeast Asia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands , map_caption = Location of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (circled in red) , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = Annexed by the United Kingdom , established_date = 1857 , established_title2 = Transferred from Singaporeto Australia , established_date2 = 23 November 1955 , official_languages = None , languages_type = Spoken languages , languages = , capital = West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, West Island , coordinates = , largest_settlement_type = village , largest_settlement = Bantam, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Bantam , demonym = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = , government_type = Direct rule, Directly administered dependent territory, dependency , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Indian Ocean Territories
The Australian Indian Ocean Territories is the name since 1995 of an administrative unit under the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, consisting of two island groups in the Indian Ocean under Australian sovereignty: * Christmas Island (), where the administrator resides * Cocos (Keeling) Islands (), where the same officer also has jurisdiction as administrator but does not reside Each of these island components has its own shire council: the Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos. The administrative unit does not have jurisdiction over the uninhabited Ashmore and Cartier Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands, despite these territories lying within the Indian Ocean. Administration Reviews In 2004 a review of the territories was made. In 2012 the administration was reviewed by Australian parliamentary visits and enquiry. Farzian Zainal Farzian Zainal is a politician from Christmas Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |