Christmas Island
Latest News:
- Explosion on asylum boat off Australia, 3 dead
- Deaths as asylum seekers' boat explodes off Australia
- Another asylum seeker boat bound for Aust: reports
- Persecuted Afghans 'will die before going back"
- Australia intercepts new refugee boat
- Sri Lanka/Australia: Asylum seekers reach Christmas Island
- Australian Navy picks up 194 asylum-seekers at sea
- Australia stops boat carrying 83 asylum seekers
- Australia intercepts boat carrying 65 asylum seekers
- Australia blames war, famine for refugee surge
People
- Population: 813
- Population Growth: -8.98%
- Infant Mortality: per 1000 live births (similar to Norfolk Island, Syria, Germany, Malaysia)
Context
- Area: 135 km2
- Government: territory of Australia
- Religions: Muslim (10%), Christian (15%), Buddhist (55%)
- Ethnic Groups: European (11%), Malay (25%), Chinese (61%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to Greenland, Serbia and Montenegro, Macau, Gambia)
- GDP from agriculture: %
- GDP from industry: %
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