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Christmas Island (2003)
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| Administrative divisions | none (territory of Australia) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: NA%
15-64 years: NA% 65 years and over: NA% (2003 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | NA |
| Airports | 1 (2002) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
| Area | total: 135 sq km
land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Background | Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement was begun 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. |
| Birth rate | NA births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Budget | revenues: $NA
expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA |
| Capital | The Settlement |
| Climate | tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds |
| Coastline | 80 km |
| Constitution | NA |
| Country name | conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island
conventional short form: Christmas Island |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Death rate | NA deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Debt - external | $NA |
| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (territory of Australia) |
| Disputes - international | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA |
| 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 commercial space-launching site on the island, slated to begin operation in 2003. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA% |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Murray Hill 361 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA |
| Ethnic groups | Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10%
note: no indigenous population (2001) |
| Exchange rates | Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173(2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998) |
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator William Leonard TAYLOR (since 4 February 1999) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia |
| Exports | $NA |
| Exports - commodities | phosphate |
| Exports - partners | Australia, NZ |
| Fiscal year | 1 July - 30 June |
| Flag description | the flag of Australia is used; note - in early 1986, the Christmas Island Assembly held a design competition for an island flag, however, the winning design has never been formally adopted as the official flag of the territory |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $NA |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA% services: NA% |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $NA |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% |
| Geographic coordinates | 10 30 S, 105 40 E |
| Geography - note | located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean |
| Highways | total: 240 km
paved: 30 km unpaved: 210 km (2000) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Imports | $NA |
| Imports - commodities | consumer goods |
| Imports - partners | principally Australia |
| Independence | none (territory of Australia) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% |
| Industries | tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: NA%
male: NA% female: NA% |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | NA% |
| International organization participation | none |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 2 (2000) |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court |
| Labor force | NA |
| Labor force - by occupation | tourism 400 people, mining 100 people (1995) |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park (1998 est.) |
| Languages | English (official), Chinese, Malay |
| Legal system | under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve one-year terms)
elections: last held NA December 2002 (next to be held NA December 2003) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: NA years
male: NA years female: NA years (2003 est.) |
| Literacy | NA |
| Location | Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia |
| Map references | Southeast Asia |
| Maritime claims | contiguous zone: 12 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Merchant marine | none (2002 est.) |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
| National holiday | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Christmas Islander(s)
adjective: Christmas Island |
| Natural hazards | the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard |
| Natural resources | phosphate, beaches |
| Net migration rate | NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none |
| Population | 433 (July 2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% |
| Population growth rate | -9% (2003 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | Flying Fish Cove |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Railways | 24 km to serve phosphate mines |
| Religions | Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997) |
| Sex ratio | NA (2003 est.) |
| Telephone system | general assessment: service provided by the Australian network
domestic: only analog mobile telephone service is available international: satellite earth stations - one Intelsat earth station provides telephone and telex service (2000) |
| Telephones - main lines in use | NA |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | NA |
| Television broadcast stations | NA |
| Terrain | steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau |
| Total fertility rate | NA children born/woman (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | NA% |
| Waterways | none |
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