CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 1992 via the Libraries of the Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis
 
 Match 65   DB Rec# - 72,778  Dataset-WOFACT
 
Source        :CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
Source key    :CI 
Program       :WORLD FACTBOOK 
Program key   :CI WOFACT 
Update sched. :Annually         
ID number     :CI WOFACT 059              
Title         :Vital Statistics - CORAL SEA ISLANDS 
Data type     :TEXT 
End year      :1993
Date of record:01/22/1993
Country       : 
| CORAL SEA ISLANDS 
Text          : 
CORAL SEA ISLANDS 
(territory of Australia) 
 
GEOGRAPHY 
Total area: less than 3 km2 
 
Land area: less than 3 km2; includes numerous small islands and reefs 
scattered over a sea area of about 1 million km2, with Willis Islets the 
most important 
 
Comparative area: undetermined 
 
Land boundaries: none 
 
Coastline: 3,095 km 
 
Maritime claims: 
 

 
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm 
 
Territorial sea: 3 nm 
 
Disputes: none 
 
Climate: tropical 
 
Terrain: sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) 
 
Natural resources: negligible 
 
Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; 
forest and woodland 0%; other, mostly grass or scrub cover 100%; Lihou Reef 
Reserve and Coringa-Herald Reserve were declared National Nature Reserves on 
3 August 1982 
 
Environment: subject to occasional tropical cyclones; no permanent fresh 
water; important nesting area for birds and turtles 
 
Note: the islands are located just off the northeast coast of Australia 
in the Coral Sea 
 
PEOPLE 
Population: 3 meteorologists (1992) 
 
GOVERNMENT 
Long-form name: Coral Sea Islands Territory 
 
Type: territory of Australia administered by the Minister for Arts, 
Sport, the Environment, Tourism, and Territories Roslyn KELLY 
 
Capital: none; administered from Canberra, Australia 
 
Flag: the flag of Australia is used 
 
ECONOMY 
Overview: no economic activity 
 
COMMUNICATIONS 
Ports: none; offshore anchorages only 
 
DEFENSE FORCES 
Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by 
the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of 
visitors 
 
 
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