Environment - current issues: no permanent fresh water resources
Geography - note: important nesting area for birds and turtles
@Coral Sea Islands:People
Population: no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2000 est.)
@Coral Sea Islands:Government
Country name: conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Data code: CR
Dependency status: territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Legal system: the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Executive branch: administered from Canberra by the Department of the
Environment, Sport and Territories