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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 Capital: The Settlement Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia) Independence: none (territory...
Economy - overview: Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine. In 1991, the mine was reopened. With the support of the government, a $34 million casino opened in 1993. The casino closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a...
The Christmas Island Tourist association has good information about the Culture of Christmas Island.
DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT For centuries, Christmas Island's isolation and rugged coasts provided natural barriers to settlement. British and Dutch navigators first included the island on their charts from the early seventeenth century, and Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel, the Royal Mary, named the island when he arrived on...
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 #151;comparative: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 138.9 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 12 nm...
Population: 396 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.) Population growth rate: -9% (2004 est.) Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.) Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) Sex ratio: NA (2004 est.) Infant...
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