The Cocos Islands are Australia's overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, located at 12°0′00" south latitude between mainland Australia and Indonesia at 96°30′00" E.
The archipelago covers an area of 14.2 km², has a population of 628 (as of July 2005) and consists of 27 coral islands. Only Home Island and West Island are inhabited. The administrative center of the Cocos (Killeen) Islands is located on the West Island.