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	Christmas Island (2005)	Christmas Island (2004)

Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2004 est.)
Airports	1 (2004 est.)	1 (2003 est.)
Birth rate	NA	NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Coastline	138.9 km	80 km
Constitution	Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958)	NA
Currency	-	Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate	NA	NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	-	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, projected to begin operations in the near future	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, projected to begin operations in mid-2004
Electricity - consumption	-	NA kWh
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.9354 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173(2000), 1.5497 (1999)
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: NA male: NA female: NA (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	NA
Legislative branch	unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held 3 May 2003 (next to be held in 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9	unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held 3 May 2003 (next to be held NA 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	NA	NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
People - note	the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports a population of 1,508 as of the 2001 Census	The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports a population of 1508 as of the 2001 Census
Population	361 (July 2005 est.)	396 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA
Population growth rate	0% (2005 est.)	-9% (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	NA	NA (2004 est.)
Telephone system	general assessment: service provided by the Australian network domestic: GSM mobile telephone service replaced older analog system in February 2005 international: country code - 61-891; satellite earth stations - one Intelsat earth station provides telephone and telex service (2000)	general assessment: service provided by the Australian network domestic: only analog mobile telephone service is available international: country code - 61-891; satellite earth stations - one Intelsat earth station provides telephone and telex service (2000)
Total fertility rate	NA	NA children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	NA

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