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Christmas Island information
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location:
southeastern asia. island in the indian ocean. south of indonesia
geographic coordinates:
10 30 s. 105 40 e
map references:
southeast asia
area:
total: 135 sq km land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km
area - comparative:
about three-quarters the size of washington. dc
land boundaries:
0 km
coastline:
138.9 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
climate:
tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season december to april
terrain:
steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
elevation extremes:
lowest point: indian ocean 0 m highest point: murray hill 361 m
natural resources:
phosphate. beaches
land use:
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park (2001)
irrigated land:
na sq km
natural hazards:
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
environment - current issues:
na
geography - note:
located along major sea lanes of indian ocean
population:
361 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: na 15-64 years: na 65 years and over: na
population growth rate:
0% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
na
death rate:
na
net migration rate:
na
sex ratio:
na
infant mortality rate:
total: na male: na female: na
life expectancy at birth:
total population: na male: na female: na
total fertility rate:
na
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: christmas islander(s) adjective: christmas island
ethnic groups:
chinese 70%. european 20%. malay 10% note: no indigenous population (2001)
religions:
buddhist 36%. muslim 25%. christian 18%. other 21% (1997)
languages:
english (official). chinese. malay
literacy:
na
people - note:
the australian bureau of statistics reports a population of 1.508 as of the 2001 census
country name:
conventional long form: territory of christmas island conventional short form: christmas island
dependency status:
territory of australia; administered by the australian department of transport and regional services
government type:
na
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