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Program key   :CI WOFACT 
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ID number     :CI WOFACT 014              
Title         :Vital Statistics - ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS 
Data type     :TEXT 
End year      :1993
Date of record:01/22/1993
Country       : 
| ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS 
Text          : 
ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS 
(territory of Australia) 
 
GEOGRAPHY 
Total area: 5 km2 
 
Land area: 5 km2; includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) 
and Cartier Island 
 
Comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC 
 
Land boundaries: none 
 
Coastline: 74.1 km 
 
Maritime claims: 
 
Contiguous zone: 12 nm 
 
Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploration 
 
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm 
 
Territorial sea: 3 nm 
 
Disputes: none 
 
Climate: tropical 
 
Terrain: low with sand and coral 
 
Natural resources: fish 
 
Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; 
forest and woodland 0%; other - grass and sand 100% 
 
Environment: surrounded by shoals and reefs; Ashmore Reef National 
Nature Reserve established in August 1983 
 
Note: located in extreme eastern Indian Ocean between Australia and 
Indonesia, 320 km off the northwest coast of Australia 
 
PEOPLE 
Population: no permanent inhabitants; seasonal caretakers 
 
GOVERNMENT 
Long-form name: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands 
 
Type: territory of Australia administered by the Australian Minister for 
Arts, Sports, the Environment, Tourism, and Territories - Roslyn KELLY 

 
 
Capital: none; administered from Canberra, Australia 
 
Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia) 
 
Legal system: relevant laws of the Northern Territory of Australia 
 
Diplomatic representation: none (territory of Australia) 
 
ECONOMY 
Overview: no economic activity 
 
COMMUNICATIONS 
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only 
 
DEFENSE FORCES 
Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the 
Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force 
 
 
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