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

Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2,600 kilometres (1600 mi) north-west of Perth, Western Australia, 500 kilometres (300 mi) south of Jakarta, Indonesia, and 975 kilometres ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 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 (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan and Drumsite.

General reference

Pronunciation: Common English country name: Christmas Island Official English country name: The Australian Territory of Christmas Island Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Christmas Island Demonym(s): ISO country codes: CX, CXR, 162 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CX Internet country code top-level domain: .cx

Geography of Christmas Island

Geography of Christmas Island Christmas Island is: an island and territory of Australia Location: Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia (though not on the mainland) Asia Southeast Asia Maritime Southeast Asia Time zone: UTC+07 Extreme points of Christmas Island High: Murray Hill Low: Indian Ocean 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 Mammals of Christmas Island Reptiles 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 Rivers of Christmas Island World Heritage Sites in Christmas Island: None

Ecoregions of Christmas Island Ecoregions in Christmas Island

Administrative divisions of Christmas Island None

Capital of Christmas Island: Flying Fish Cove

Demography of Christmas Island

Demographics of Christmas Island

Government and politics of Christmas Island

Government of Christmas Island Form of government: local government area Capital of Christmas Island: Flying Fish Cove Elections in Christmas Island 2023 Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands local elections

Branches of government Government of Christmas Island

Executive branch

Head of State: King of Australia, Charles III (represented by Governor-General of Australia, Sam Mostyn).

Head of Government: Administrator of Christmas Island, Farzian Zainal

Legislative branch Parliament of Australia Australian Senate represented by Northern Territory senators Australian House of Representatives included in the Division of Lingiari

Judicial branch Supreme Court of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island International organization membership none

Law and order in Christmas Island

Law of Christmas Island

Constitution of Christmas island

Law enforcement in Christmas Island

History of Christmas Island

History of Christmas Island Battle 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 Media in Christmas Island National symbols of Christmas Island Coat of arms of Christmas Island Flag of Christmas Island National anthem of Christmas Island People of Christmas Island Public holidays in Christmas Island Records of Christmas Island Religion in Christmas Island Christianity in Christmas Island Hinduism in Christmas Island Islam in Christmas Island

Economy and infrastructure of Christmas Island

Economy of Christmas Island Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): Internet in Christmas Island Companies of Christmas Island Currency of Christmas Island: Dollar ISO 4217: AUD 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 Christmas Island National Park

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Education in Christmas Island

Christmas Island District High School

Infrastructure of Christmas Island Health care in Christmas Island Transportation in Christmas Island Airports in Christmas Island Rail transport in Christmas Island

See also

Christmas Island

Index of Christmas Island–related articles List of international rankings Outline of Asia Outline of Australia Outline of geography

References

External links

Christmas Island Shire - official government website Christmas Island Tourism Association - official tourism website Christmas Island Act 1958

Christmas Island. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Christmas Island Travel Guide from Unearth Travel a creative commons travel wiki