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| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
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| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications |
— | {} |
| + Added | Economy |
— | {} |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | illegal killing of protected wildlife; overfishing; sea-level rise, changes in sea temperature, and ocean acidification; marine debris |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 5 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 5 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 74.1 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Cartier Island 5 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Indian Ocean 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.note |
— | note: Ashmore Reef - 12 14 S, 123 05 E; Cartier Islet - 12 32 S, 123 32 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 12 25 S, 123 20 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000 |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island; Ashmore Reef is 840 km west of Darwin and 610 km north of Broome; Cartier Islet is 70 km east of Ashmore Reef |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Southeast Asia |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.contiguous zone.text |
— | 24 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text |
— | 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | fish |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | low with sand and coral |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see Australia |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | named after British Captain Samuel ASHMORE, who first sighted the island in 1811, and after the ship Cartier, from which the second island was discovered in 1800 |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (territory of Australia) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (territory of Australia) |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | the flag of Australia is used |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | Indonesian fishermen have long fished in the area around Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. British explorers were the first Europeans to see Cartier Island and Ashmore Reef in 1800 and 1811, respectively. American whaler… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.note |
— | note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.total.text |
— | no permanent inhabitants |
| + Added | Transnational Issues |
— | {} |
| + Added | Transportation |
— | {} |