Environment - international agreements: party to : NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - note: Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in
August 1983
@Ashmore and Cartier Islands:People
Population: no indigenous inhabitants note: there are only seasonal caretakers
@Ashmore and Cartier Islands:Government
Country name: conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands conventional short form : Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Data code: AT
Dependency status: territory of Australia; administered by the
Australian Ministry for Sport, Territories, and Local Government
National capital: none; administered from Canberra, Australia
Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)