_#_Climate: tropical
_#_Terrain: low with sand and coral
_#_Natural resources: fish
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other—grass and sand 100%
_#_Environment: surrounded by shoals and reefs; Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983
_#_Note: located in extreme eastern Indian Ocean between Australia and Indonesia 320 km off the northwest coast of Australia
_*People #_Population: no permanent inhabitants; seasonal caretakers
_*Government #_Long-form name: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
_#_Type: territory of Australia administered by the Australian Ministry for Territories and Local Government
_#_Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)