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Christmas Island

human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
Place general_service_area Q1386670
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Climate
tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
Terrain
steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Natural resources
phosphate, beaches
People & Society
Languages
English (official) 27.6%, Mandarin 17.2%, Malay 17.1%, Cantonese 3.9%, Min Nan 1.6%, Tagalog 1%, other 4.5%, unspecified 27.1% (2016 est.)
Religions
Muslim 19.4%, Buddhist 18.3%, Roman Catholic 8.8%, Protestant 6.5% (includes Anglican 3.6%, Uniting Church 1.2%, other 1.7%), other Christian 3.3%, other 0.6%, none 15.3%, unspecified 27.7% (2016 est.)
Government
Government type
non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia
Independence
none (territory of Australia)
National holiday
Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)
Legal system
system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law
Economy
Exports - partners
Indonesia 30%, USA 26%, Malaysia 12%, Ireland 8%, UK 7% (2023)
Imports - partners
USA 58%, Australia 40%, Malaysia 1%, Fiji 0%, Singapore 0% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Christmas Island

Summary

Christmas Island is a General Service Area[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (general_service_area category, ranking #8 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christmas Island is located in Nova Scotia[3].
  • Christmas Island is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Christmas Island's instance of is recorded as General Service Area[5].
  • Christmas Island's seal image is recorded as Christmas Island Postmark.jpg[6].
  • Christmas Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.97231111, 'lon': -60.74833333}[7].
  • Christmas Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qzctd[8].
  • Christmas Island's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as CBQUS[9].
  • Christmas Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5921918[10].
  • Christmas Island's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1293904721[11].
  • Christmas Island's Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia ID is recorded as 129[12].

Body

Geography

Christmas Island is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Nova Scotia[3].

Designation and Status

Christmas Island's instance of is recorded as General Service Area[5].

Why It Matters

Christmas Island draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (general_service_area category, ranking #8 of 77).[2]

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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