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Christmas Island
Area: 136 sq km
Population: 1 928 inhab. (estimate 2018)
Density: 14.18 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 10° S; long. 106° E
Capital: Flying Fish Cove (chief town) 1 599 inhab. (2016);
Currency: Australian dollar (100 cents)
Christmas Island
Christmas Island, Territory of Christmas Island
Useful informationGMT +7
DST not applied
Politics and current affairsAn island in the Indian Ocean, approximately 350 km south of Java. It was a dependency of Singapore until 1 October, 1958; not to be confused with the island of the same name (now Kiritimati) in the Pacific Ocean.
Population
Demographic statistics
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Females | 38.7 | % | 2016 |
| Males | 61.3 | % | 2016 |
Languages
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| English |
Minerals
Mineral resources - Non-metal ores
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| phosphate rock | 550.1 | 1000 t | 2017 |
