Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are a territory of Oustroilia.

History
They were founded in 1857 when the British Captain William Keeling landed there. Oustroilia quickly took the opportunity to annex it, and set to work on shipping people there. As the British Reich also believed they had a partial claim to the land, they sent frequent ships such as the HMS Papadum.

By 1898, the population had increased to 190 due to colonists arriving there in hope of a new life. Many children were also being born, such as Onions. Due to a transcription error on the ship registry, many Chinese people had also accidently colonised the area.

During Europe War I, a battle broken out over the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. On one side was the HMS Nemesis, and on the other side was the Prussian "Trade Vessel" Base. The battle was fierce, and almost depopulated the entire islands - including the death of John Keeling. Only 45 people survived, because they were having a party on North Keeling Island. Luckily for the existence of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, William Victor Albert William von Albert was immensely popular with the ladies, causing immigration to increase by up to 501%.

Life continued as normal until World War I.

Geography
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are made out of flat, low-lying coral atolls. The highest point is 5 m above sea level.

Most of the islands are also covered in dense palm trees, however there are many craters due the the battle that occured during Europe War I.

People and Society
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands have a population of 596. Most of these are cocos malays people, however many are also european.