Outline of Christmas Island explained

See also: Index of Christmas Island–related articles.

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, 2,600 kilometres (1600 mi) north-west of Perth, Western Australia, 500 kilometres (300 mi) south of Jakarta, Indonesia, and 975 kilometres 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

thumb|An enlargeable basic map of Christmas Island

• 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
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cx

Geography of Christmas Island

thumb|An enlargeable topographic map 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 3610NaN0
    • 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

Regions of Christmas Island

Ecoregions of Christmas Island

Ecoregions in 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
  • 2023 Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands local elections

Branches of government

Government of Christmas Island

• Supreme Court of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island

• List of diplomatic missions of Christmas Island

International organization membership

• none ^[1]

Law and order in Christmas Island

Law of 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

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

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 2, 2009. Christmas Island. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.