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Country
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Territory of
Christmas Island
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Capital
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The Settlement
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Population
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1,513 (July 2013
est.)
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Nationality
|
Christmas
Islander(s)
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Religions
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Buddhist 36%, Muslim
25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
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Languages
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English (official),
Chinese, Malay
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Location
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Southeastern
Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
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Geographic coordinates
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10
30 S, 105 40 E
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Map references
|
Southeast
Asia
|
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Area
|
total:
135
sq km
land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative
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about
three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries
|
0
km
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Coastline
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138.9
km
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Maritime claims
|
territorial
sea: 12
nm
contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
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Climate
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tropical
with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity
moderated by trade winds
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Terrain
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steep
cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
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Elevation extremes
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lowest
point: Indian
Ocean 0 m
highest point: Murray Hill 361 m |
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Natural resources
|
phosphate,
beaches
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Land use
|
arable
land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005) |
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Natural hazards
|
the
narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
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Environment - current issues
|
loss
of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining
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Geography - note
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located
along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
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Christmas Island
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