| Capitale | nome: West Island coordinate geografiche: 12 10 S, 96 50 E differenza di tempo: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Indipendenza | none (territory of Australia) |
| Festa nazionale | Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 Gennaio (1788) |
| Costituzione | history: 23 Novembre 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955) amendments: amended many times, last in 2016 (2017) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (da allora 28 March 2014) capo di governo: Administrator Natasha GRIGGS (da allora 5 October 2018) cabinet: NA elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
