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Christmas Island
| Location |
Indian Ocean, S of Indonesia |
| Latitude and longitude |
10 30 S, 105 40 E |
| Sovereignty |
Australia |
| Political status notes |
Officially, "Territory of Christmas Island"; an
External Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia |
| Population |
2,564 |
| Census notes |
est. July 2000 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
135 |
| Capital |
The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove) |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Christmas
Island Act 1958, as amended (Australia), from the Government of the
Commonwealth of Australia |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Australian Law Reform Commission, External
Territories |
| Christmas
Island General Information, from the Government of Australia’s
Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| Christmas Island National Park, from the Australian Government's
Environment Australia pages |
| Dependencies
and Areas of Special Sovereignty, Office of the Geographer and
Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of
State, Washington, D.C. |
| United Nations System-Wide Earthwatch Island
Directory |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
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