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Christmas Island

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Background :

Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park. 

Location :

Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

10 30 S, 105 40 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 105.54
North -10.42
East 105.72
South -10.58

Area :

total 135 square km
land 135 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

138.90 km

Climate :

tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds 

Terrain :

steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 361 metres

Natural resources :

beaches phosphates

Land use :

arable land 0.00 %
permanent crops 0.00 %
other 100.00 %

current issues :

loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining 

Population :

1 402 

Religions :

Buddhist 36.00 %
Muslim 25.00 %
Christian 18.00 %
other 21.00 %

Languages :

English  
Chinese  
Malay  

Country name :

conventional long form Territory of Christmas Island
conventional short form Christmas Island

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 CX
ISO Numeric 162
ISO3 CXR
FIPS KT
ccTLD cx
English Christmas Island

Capital :

name The Settlement
geographic coordinates 10 25 S, 105 43 E
time difference 7.00

National holiday :

Australia Day

1788-01-26

Executive branch :

Queen ELIZABETH II

Communications :

FM Radio broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) cx
Internet Hosts 2 598
Internet Users 464

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 1
Roadways - total 140 km
Roadways - paved 30 km
Roadways - unpaved 110 km

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