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Christmas Island

1992 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
1 usable with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
Ports [time series]
Flying Fish Cove
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
4,000 radios (1982)
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Australia
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
NA
Budget [time series]
revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
Australian dollar (plural - dollars); 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Economic aid [time series]
none
Electricity [time series]
11,000 kW capacity; 30 million kWh produced, 13,170 kWh per capita (1990)
Exchange rates [time series]
Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.3360 (January 1992), 1.2836 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987)
Exports [time series]
$NA commodities: phosphate partners: Australia, NZ
Debt - external (External debt) [time series]
$NA
Fiscal year [time series]
1 July - 30 June
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
NA - $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%
Imports [time series]
$NA commodities: NA partners: NA
Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]
growth rate NA%
Industries [time series]
phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
NA%
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine as no longer economically viable. Plans have been under way to reopen the mine and also to build a casino and hotel to develop tourism, with a possible opening date during the first half of 1992.
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Climate [time series]
tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
Coastline [time series]
138.9 km
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 0.8 times the size of Washington, DC
Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]
none
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
almost completely surrounded by a reef
Area (Land area) [time series]
135 km2
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Maritime claims [time series]
Contiguous zone: 12 nm Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural resources [time series]
phosphate
Note [time series]
located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
Terrain [time series]
steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Area (Total area) [time series]
135 km2
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Capital [time series]
The Settlement
Constitution [time series]
Christmas Island Act of 1958
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Executive branch [time series]
British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, Advisory Council (cabinet)
Flag [time series]
the flag of Australia is used
Independence [time series]
none (territory of Australia)
Judicial branch [time series]
none
Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]
Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) Head of Government: Administrator W. A. MCKENZIE (since NA)
Legal system [time series]
under the authority of the governor general of Australia
Legislative branch [time series]
none
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
Territory of Christmas Island
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
none
National holiday [time series]
NA
Government type (Type) [time series]
territory of Australia
People
Birth rate [time series]
NA births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
Chinese 61%, Malay 25%, European 11%, other 3%; no indigenous population
Infant mortality rate [time series]
NA deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Labor force [time series]
NA; all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Ltd.
Languages [time series]
English
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
NA years male, NA years female (1992)
Literacy [time series]
NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
Nationality [time series]
noun - Christmas Islander(s); adjective - Christmas Island
Net migration rate [time series]
NA migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Organized labor [time series]
NA
Population [time series]
929 (July 1992), growth rate NA% (1992)
Religions [time series]
Buddhist 36.1%, Muslim 25.4%, Christian 17.7% (Roman Catholic 8.2%, Church of England 3.2%, Presbyterian 0.9%, Uniting Church 0.4%, Methodist 0.2%, Baptist 0.1%, and other 4.7%), none 12.7%, unknown 4.6%, other 3.5% (1981)
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA children born/woman (1992)