Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Christmas Island
Christmas Island | |
|---|---|
| Territory of Christmas Island 圣诞岛领地 / 聖誕島領地 (Chinese) Wilayah Pulau Krismas (Malay) | |
 Flying Fish Cove, the territory's capital | |
_(Southeast_Asia_centered).svg) Location of Christmas Island (red circle) and the location of Australia mainland (continent in red) | |
| Sovereign state |  Australia |
| British annexation | 6 June 1888 |
| Transferred from Singapore to Australia | 1 October 1958 |
| Named for | Christmas Day |
| 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 | None[a] |
| Spoken languages | |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym(s) | Christmas Islander |
| Government | Directly administered dependency |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| David Hurley | |
| Natasha Griggs | |
| Gordon Thompson | |
| Parliament of Australia | |
• Senate | represented by Northern Territory senators |
| included in the Division of Lingiari | |
| Area | |
• Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Highest elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2016 census | 1,843 (2016)[1] (not ranked) |
• Density | 10.39/km2 (26.9/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | US$52,177,900[2] |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AU$) (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (CXT) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +61 891 |
| Postcode | WA 6798 |
| ISO 3166 code | CX |
| Internet TLD | .cx[3] |
Christmas Island
Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 km (960 mi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It lies 2,600 km (1,600 mi) northwest of Perth and 1,327 km (825 mi) south of Singapore. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).