Christmas Island | |
|---|---|
| Territory of Christmas Island Wilayah Pulau Krismas (Malay) 圣诞岛领地 (Chinese) | |
 Flying Fish Cove | |
_(Southeast_Asia_centered).svg) Location of Christmas Island | |
| Sovereign state | Australia |
| Proclamation of British sovereignty (Annexation) | 6 June 1888 |
| Transferred from Singapore to Australia | 1 October 1958 |
| Capital and largest city | Flying Fish Cove ("The Settlement") 10°25′18″S 105°40′41″E / 10.42167°S 105.67806°E |
| Official languages | English |
| Spoken languages | |
| Ethnic groups | 21.2% Malaysian Chinese 18% Malay 12.7% Australian 7% English 2.5% Irish 41.8% other (including Malaysian Indians and Eurasians) |
| Demonym(s) | Christmas Islander |
| Government | Directly administered dependency |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| David Hurley | |
| Natasha Griggs | |
| Gordon Thompson | |
| Area | |
• Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Highest elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2016 census | 1,843 (2016)[1] |
• Density | 10.39/km2 (26.9/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (CXT) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +61 891 |
| Postcode | WA 6798 |
| ISO 3166 code | CX |
| Internet TLD | .cx, .au |
Christmas Island
The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean, around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 kilometres (960 mi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).