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Cocos Islands

Also known as: Keeling Islands (English), Kokosinseln (Deutsch), Islas Cocos (español), Îles Cocos (français), Isole Cocos e Keeling (Italiano), Wyspy Kokosowe (polski), Ilhas Cocos (Português), 科科斯（基林）群島 (正體中文), ココス諸島 (日本語)

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Roman Rite (1): Perth


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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Conference of Bishops: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Archbishop Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B. (72)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (F.C.B.C.O.) Archbishop Ryan Jimenez Pagente (54)

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Geography

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Bantam

Area: 14 km²

Population: 596

Part of: Australia Australia (External Territory)

Neighbouring Countries: ↑ Indonesia Indonesia, → Christmas Island Christmas Island, ↘ Australia Australia

Cultural Summary

Religions: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75%, Anglican 3.5%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, none 12.9%, unspecified 6.3%

Languages: English 22.3%, Malay (Cocos dialect) 68.8%, unspecified 8.9%

Ethnic Groups: Europeans, Cocos Malays

Last updated on 2026.10.08

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