The following

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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Christmas Island:

Christmas Island Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the ...

is a small

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of Australia located in the

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, 2,600 kilometres (1600 mi) north-west of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

, 500 kilometres (300 mi) south of

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, and 975 kilometres ENE of the

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. Christmas Island supports about 1,600 residents, who live in a number of "settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island:

Flying Fish Cove Flying Fish Cove ( zh, 飛魚灣, ms, Pantai Ikan Terbang) is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship '' Flying-Fish'', many maps simply label it "The Set ...

(also known as Kampong), Silver City,

Poon Saan Poon Saan is the second largest village on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. It is administrated as part of the island capital - Flying Fish Cove. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants. In Cantonese, Poon Saan ( ...

and Drumsite.

General reference

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* International Phonetic Alphabet, Pronunciation: * Common English country name:

* Official English country name: The

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n Territory of

* Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s):

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(s): *

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: CX, CXR, 162 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:CX *

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.cx .cx is the country code top-level domain for Christmas Island. It is administered by the Christmas Island Internet Administration, through the Christmas Island Domain Administration Limited. The Christmas Island Internet Administration is a c ...

Geography of Christmas Island

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Geography of Christmas Island * Christmas Island is: an island and Territory (country subdivision), territory of

* Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and

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(though not on the

mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...

) ***

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

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Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

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** Extreme points of Christmas Island *** High: Murray Hill *** Low:

0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline: 138.9 km * Population of Christmas Island: * * Area of Christmas Island: 135 km² * Atlas of Christmas Island

Environment of Christmas Island

* Climate of Christmas Island * Environmental issues on Christmas Island * Renewable energy in Christmas Island * Geology of Christmas Island * Protected areas of Christmas Island ** Biosphere reserves in Christmas Island ** National parks of Christmas Island * Wildlife of Christmas Island ** Fauna of Christmas Island ***

Birds of Christmas Island The Birds of Christmas Island form a heterogeneous group of 162 species. There is a core group of 4 endemics that have evolved on the remote island in the eastern Indian Ocean for thousands of years, attended by a suite of regular migrants, oppor ...

*** Mammals of Christmas Island

Natural geographic features of Christmas Island

* Fjords of Christmas Island * Glaciers of Christmas Island * Islands of Christmas Island * Lakes of Christmas Island * Mountains of Christmas Island ** Volcanoes in Christmas Island * Rivers of Christmas Island ** Waterfalls of Christmas Island * World Heritage Sites in Christmas Island: None

Regions of Christmas Island

Ecoregions of Christmas Island

Ecoregions in Christmas Island

Administrative divisions of Christmas Island

None

= Municipalities of Christmas Island

= *

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of Christmas Island:

* Cities of Christmas Island

Demography of Christmas Island

Demographics of Christmas Island

Government and politics of Christmas Island

Government of Christmas Island *

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of Christmas Island:

* Elections in Christmas Island ** 2023 Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands local elections

Branches of government

Government of Christmas Island *

Supreme Court of Christmas Island The Supreme Court of Christmas Island was the highest court for Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. The court was originally established in 1958 after sovereignty over the island was transferred from the United Kingdom to Austral ...

Foreign relations of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island * List of diplomatic missions of Christmas Island

International organization membership

*''none''

Law and order in Christmas Island

Law of Christmas Island * Law enforcement in Christmas Island

History of Christmas Island

History of Christmas Island Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of t ...

* Military history of Christmas Island

Culture of Christmas Island

Culture of Christmas Island * Architecture of Christmas Island * Cuisine of Christmas Island * Festivals in Christmas Island *

Languages of Christmas Island Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the ...

* Media in Christmas Island * National symbols of Christmas Island ** Coat of arms of Christmas Island **

Flag of Christmas Island The flag of Christmas Island was unofficially adopted in 1986 after being chosen the winner in a competition for a flag for the territory. It was designed by Tony Couch of Sydney, Australia. The flag was made official in 2002 on Australia Day, ...

** National anthem of Christmas Island * People of Christmas Island *

Public holidays in Christmas Island This is a list of public holidays in Christmas Island.http://regional.gov.au/territories/indian_ocean/iot_bulletins/2017/files/A30_2017.pdf Public holidays See also *Public holidays in Australia References {{Oceania topic, Public holida ...

* Records of Christmas Island * Religion in Christmas Island ** Christianity in Christmas Island ** Hinduism in Christmas Island ** Islam in Christmas Island ** Judaism in Christmas Island ** Sikhism in Christmas Island * World Heritage Sites in Christmas Island: None

Art in Christmas Island

* Art in Christmas Island * Cinema of Christmas Island * Literature of Christmas Island * Music of Christmas Island * Television in Christmas Island * Theatre in Christmas Island

Economy and infrastructure of Christmas Island

Economy of Christmas Island Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): ** Internet in Christmas Island * Companies of Christmas Island * Currency of Christmas Island:

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AUD The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of Australia, including its external territories: Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island. It is officially used as currency by three independent Pacific Isla ...

* Energy in Christmas Island ** Energy policy of Christmas Island ** Oil industry in Christmas Island * Mining in Christmas Island * Tourism in Christmas Island **

Christmas Island Resort The Christmas Island Resort, often called the Christmas Island Casino, is a holiday resort on Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the north-eastern Indian Ocean lying about 300 km south of Java and 1600 km north-west of the Aus ...

* Transport in Christmas Island

Education in Christmas Island

Infrastructure of Christmas Island

* Health care in Christmas Island * Transportation in Christmas Island ** Airports in Christmas Island ** Rail transport in Christmas Island ** Roads in Christmas Island

References

External links

Christmas Island Shire
- official government website
Christmas Island Tourism Association
- official tourism website

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