Outline of Christmas Island

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, 2600 kilometres (1600 mi) northwest of Perth in Western Australia, 500 kilometres (300 mi) south of Jakarta, Indonesia, and 975 km ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.^[1] 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 361 m (1,184 ft)
    • 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

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
  • Volcanoes in Christmas Island
• Rivers of Christmas Island
  • Waterfalls of Christmas Island
• World Heritage Sites in Christmas Island: None

Regions of Christmas Island[]

Ecoregions of Christmas Island[]

Administrative divisions of Christmas Island[]

None

Municipalities of Christmas Island[]

• Capital of Christmas Island: Flying Fish Cove
• Cities of Christmas Island

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

Branches of government[]

Government of Christmas Island

• Supreme Court of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island[]

Foreign relations of Christmas Island

International organization membership[]

• none ^[1]

Law and order in Christmas Island[]

• Law enforcement in Christmas Island

History of Christmas Island[]

History of Christmas Island

• Military history 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
  • Judaism in Christmas Island
  • Sikhism in Christmas Island
• World Heritage Sites in Christmas Island: None

Art in Christmas Island[]

• Art in Christmas Island
• Cinema of Christmas Island
• Literature of Christmas Island
• Music of Christmas Island
• Television in Christmas Island
• Theatre 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
• Transport in Christmas Island

Education in Christmas Island[]

Infrastructure of Christmas Island[]

• Health care in Christmas Island
• Transportation in Christmas Island
  • Airports in Christmas Island
  • Rail transport in Christmas Island
  • Roads in Christmas Island

See also[]

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christmas Island

• All pages with titles beginning with Christmas Island
• All pages with titles containing Christmas Island
• Index of Christmas Island–related articles
• List of Christmas Island-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of Australia
• Outline of geography

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Christmas Island

• Christmas Island Shire - official government website
• Christmas Island Tourism Association - official tourism website
• Christmas Island Act 1958
• Christmas Island travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Christmas Island at Curlie
• Christmas Island. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Christmas Island Travel Guide from Unearth Travel a creative commons travel wiki