Environment - current issues: fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Environment - international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified : NA
Geography - note: two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
@Cocos (Keeling) Islands:People
Population: 617 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years : NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: 0.98% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population
Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population