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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Cocos Islander(s)
Adjective Cocos Islander Ethnic groups
Europeans, Cocos Malays
Languages
Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Religions
Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Population World Ranking: 237
596 (July 2010 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years NA
15-64 years NA 65 years and over NA Population growth rate World Ranking: 192
0% (2010 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 223
-9 births/1,000 population
Death rate World Ranking: 225
-9 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate
NA
Infant mortality rate
Total NA
Male NA Female NA Life expectancy at birth
Total population NA
Male NA Female NA Total fertility rate
NA
Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Literacy
NA
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Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands [ Australia ] (Australia):
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There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.