Just west of Indonesia but they are under Australia. Lucky 600 people living there !


The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka. It is part of Southeast Asia and is in the Southern Hemisphere. The territory's dual name (official since 1955) reflects that the islands have historically been known as either the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands.

The territory consists of two atolls made up of 27 coral islands, of which only two – West Island and Home Island – are inhabited. The population of around 600 people consists mainly of Cocos Malays, who practise Sunni Islam and speak a dialect of Malay as their first language. The territory is administered by the Australian federal government's Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, and together with Christmas Island forms the Australian Indian Ocean Territories administrative unit. However, the islanders do have a degree of self-government through the local shire council. Many public services – including health, education, and policing – are provided by the state of Western Australia, and Western Australian law applies except where the federal government has determined otherwise.

The islands were first discovered in 1609 by William Keeling, but no settlement occurred until the early 19th century. One of the first settlers was John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish merchant; much of the island's current population is descended from the Malay workers he brought in to work his copra plantation. The Clunies-Ross family ruled the islands as a private fiefdom for almost 150 years, with the head of the family usually recognised as resident magistrate.

The British formally annexed the islands in 1857, and for the next century they were officially administered from either Ceylon or Singapore. The territory was transferred to Australia in 1955, although until 1979 virtually all of the island's real estate still belonged to the Clunies-Ross family





This post has been edited by Pete the great: Feb 2 2018, 12:04 PM

Use Bahasa Msia like us, but they live with stronk AUD

This post has been edited by Pete the great: Feb 2 2018, 11:57 AM

Imagine, get to enjoy our Msia life

This post has been edited by Pete the great: Feb 2 2018, 11:59 AM

Cocos ( ) island

See Malaysian live under Australia, but their purchasing power close to Aussie.

This post has been edited by Pete the great: Feb 2 2018, 12:02 PM

looks rike they have an excellent food program there

How much is the flight ticket?

wah go there must via australia ah? expensip might as well go maldives je

Mostly overweight...

Not the best place for Indians thou , *keeling* just saying , no hate

look nais

What is the main economic activity there? Tourism?

what island again?

My type of place

Interesting

Since TS likes it there, please go, just go