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The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is located approximately 350 kilometres south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of 135 square kilometres. The territory derives its name from its …
The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is located approximately 350 kilometres south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of 135 square kilometres. The territory derives its name from its discovery on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors.
  • Sovereign state: Australia
  • British annexation: 6 June 1888
  • Named for: Christmas Day when it was found
  • Capital and largest city: Flying Fish Cove · ("The Settlement")
  • Official languages: None
  • Spoken languages: English · Malay · Mandarin · Cantonese · Hokkien
  • Ethnic groups (2021): 22.2% Chinese · 17% Australians · 16.1% Malays · 12.5% English · 3.8% Indonesians

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