Christmas Island

**Territory of Christmas Island**
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	Motto: Research and Discovery
	Anthem: Advance Australia Fair
Status	Australian territory
Capital	Flying Fish Cove
Largest city	The Settlement
Official bhasa	English
Commissioner	Neil Lucas
Shire President	Gordon Thomson
Area	135 square kilometers
Population	1.493 (2006 est)
Currency	Australian dollar AU$
utc_offset	+7
internettld	.cx
calling_code	61

Territory of Christmas Island ek chhota island hae jon ki Australia ke niche hae. Ii Indian Ocean me, Perth se 2600 kms northwest aur Jakarta se 500kms south me hae.

Lag bhag 1,600 log Christmas Island me rahe hae, jaada kar ke "settlement areas", island ke north me:

Flying Fish Cove (jiske Kampong ke naam se bhi jaana jaawe hae)
Settlement
Silver City
Poon Saan
Drumsite.

Bibliography

CIA World Factbook 2002
Charles. W. Andrews, A Description of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Geographical Journal, 13(1), 17-35 (1899).
Charles W. Andrews, A Monograph of Christmas Island, London,1900.
National Library of Australia, The Indian Ocean: a select bibliography. 1979 ISBN 0-642-99150-2
W. J. L. Wharton, Account of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, 10 (10), 613-624 (1888).

Duusra websites

Christmas Island Shire official website
Christmas Island Act 1958 Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
Christmas Island at the Open Directory Project
Christmas Island Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine in the CIA World Factbook
Christmas Island Travel Guide from Unearth Travel a creative commons travel wiki

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