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Capital | The Settlement |
Government | territory of Australia |
Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
Area | 135 sq km |
Population | 1,493 (July 2006 est.) |
Language | English (official), Chinese, Malay |
Religion | Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% |
Calling Code | +61 (Australia) |
Internet TLD | .cx |
Time Zone | UTC +7 |
Christmas Island is one of the islands of the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia and some distance northwest of Australia, of which it is a territory.