Outline of Christmas Island



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. 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



 * 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 ISO 3166-2:CX
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .cx

Geography 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 361 m
 * 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
 * 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

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