Christmas Island
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The Territory o Christmas Island is a territory o Australie in the Indian Ocean. It haes a population o 2,072 residents who live in a nummer o "Settlement areas" on the northren tip o the island: Flying Fish Cove (cried Kampong an aa), Silver City, Poon Saan, an Drumsite. The majority o the population is Cheenese Australie. It is cried Christmas Island acause it wis discovered on Christmas Day.
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| Caipital and largest city | Flying Fish Cove ("The Settlement") |
| Offeecial leids | Inglis (de facto) |
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| Demonym(s) | Christmas Islander |
| Govrenment | Federal constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
• Govrenor-General o the Commonweel o Australie | Quentin Bryce |
• Admeenistrator | Jon Stanhope |
• Shire Preses | Foo Kee Heng |
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• Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 2,072[1] (220t) |
• Density | 10.39/km2 (26.9/sq mi) (n/a) |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (CXT) |
| Cawin code | 61 |
| ISO 3166 code | CX |
| Internet TLD | .cx |
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