Outline of Christmas Island

The Flag of Christmas Island		The emblem of the Shire of Christmas Island

The location of Christmas Island

An enlargeable relief map of the Australian Territory of Christmas Island

See also: Index of Christmas Island-related articles

The Australian Territory of Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2600 kilometres (1600 mi) northwest of Perth in Western Australia, 500 kilometres (300 mi) south of Jakarta, Indonesia, and 975 km 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.

It has a unique natural topography and is of immense interest to scientists and naturalists due to the number of species of endemic flora and fauna which have evolved in isolation^[2] and undisturbed by human habitation.

While there has been mining activity on the island for many years, 65% of its 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi) are now National Park and there are large areas of pristine and ancient rainforest.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Christmas Island:

General reference

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):
• Etymology: Name of Christmas Island
• ISO country codes: CX, CXR, 162
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CX
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cx

Geography of Christmas Island

An enlargeable topographic map of Christmas Island

Main article: Geography of Christmas Island

• Christmas Island is: an island and territory of Australia
• Location:
  • Northern 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 361 m (1,184 ft)
    • 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

Main article: Environment of Christmas Island

• Climate of Christmas Island
• Environmental issues on Christmas Island
• Ecoregions in 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
  • Flora of Christmas Island
  • Fauna of Christmas Island
    • Birds of Christmas Island
    • Mammals of Christmas Island

Natural geographic features of Christmas Island

Main article: Landforms 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
• Valleys of Christmas Island
• World Heritage Sites in Christmas Island: None

Regions of Christmas Island

Main article: Regions of Christmas Island

Ecoregions of Christmas Island

Main article: 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

Main article: Demographics of Christmas Island

Government and politics of Christmas Island

Main article: Government of Christmas Island and Politics of Christmas Island

• Form of government: local government area
• Capital of Christmas Island: Flying Fish Cove

• Elections in Christmas Island
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Christmas Island
• Political scandals of Christmas Island
• Taxation in Christmas Island

Branches of government

Main article: Government of Christmas Island

Executive branch of the government of Christmas Island

• Head of state: President of Christmas Island
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Christmas Island
• Cabinet of Christmas Island

Legislative branch of the government of Christmas Island

• Parliament of Christmas Island (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Christmas Island
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Christmas Island

Judicial branch of the government of Christmas Island

Main article: Court system of Christmas Island

• Supreme Court of Christmas Island

Foreign relations of Christmas Island

Main article: Foreign relations of Australia

International organization membership

• none ^[1]

Law and order in Christmas Island

Main article: Law of Christmas Island

• Capital punishment in Christmas Island
• Constitution of Christmas Island
• Crime in Christmas Island
• Human rights in Christmas Island
  • LGBT rights in Christmas Island
  • Freedom of religion in Christmas Island
• Law enforcement in Christmas Island

Military of Christmas Island

Main article: Military of Christmas Island

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    • Ministry of Defence of Christmas Island
• Forces
  • Army of Christmas Island
  • Navy of Christmas Island
  • Air Force of Christmas Island
  • Special forces of Christmas Island
• Military history of Christmas Island
• Military ranks of Christmas Island

Local government in Christmas Island

Main article: Local government in Christmas Island

History of Christmas Island

Main article: History of Christmas Island, Timeline of the history of Christmas Island, and Current events of Christmas Island

• Economic history of Christmas Island
• Military history of Christmas Island

Culture of Christmas Island

Main article: Culture of Christmas Island

• Architecture of Christmas Island
• Cuisine of Christmas Island
• Ethnic minorities in Christmas Island
• Festivals in Christmas Island
• Humor 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
• Prostitution in Christmas Island
• Public holidays in Christmas Island
• Records of Christmas Island
• Religion in Christmas Island
  • Buddhism 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

Sports in Christmas Island

Main article: Sports in Christmas Island

• Football in Christmas Island
• Christmas Island at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Christmas Island

Main article: Economy of Christmas Island

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

• Agriculture in Christmas Island
• Banking in Christmas Island
  • National Bank of Christmas Island
• Communications in Christmas Island
  • Internet in Christmas Island
• Companies of Christmas Island

• Currency of Christmas Island: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: AUD

• Economic history of Christmas Island
• 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

• Christmas Island Stock Exchange

Education in Christmas Island

Main article: 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
• Water supply and sanitation in Christmas Island

See also

	Asia portal
	Australia portal

Main article: Christmas Island

• All pages beginning with "Christmas Island"
• All pages with titles containing "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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Christmas Island". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kt.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ "Save Christmas Island - Introduction". The Wilderness Society. 2002-09-19. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070609110000/http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/marine/christmas_island/save_ci/. Retrieved 2007-04-14. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Christmas Island

• Christmas Island Shire - official government website
• Christmas Island Tourism Association - official tourism website
• Christmas Island Act 1958
• Outline of Christmas Island travel guide from Wikitravel
• Christmas Island at the Open Directory Project
• Christmas Island entry at The World Factbook
• Christmas Island Travel Guide from Unearth Travel a creative commons travel wiki