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Christmas Island - Coggle Diagram
Christmas Island
Religion
Muslim 19.4%
Buddist 18.3%
Roman Catholic 8.8%
Protestant 6.5%
Other Christian 3.3%
Other 0.6%
none 15.3%
History
It was named that because it was discorvered on christmas day
Australia and New Zeland Bought the Phosphate mine
Mine closed in 1987 because of envirnmental concerns
National park setup in 1980
Makes up 60% of island
Immigration
In 1980 Boat of Refugees claim refugee status
2001 built immigration retention center
in 2018 it closed
was thoght to reopen
Nationality
Noun: Christmas Islander(s)
Adjective: Christmas Island
Nationalities (2001)
European (20%)
Malay (10%)
Chinese (70%)
language
English (official) 27.6%
Mandrine 17.2%
Malay 17.1%
Cantonese 3.9%
Min Nan 1.6%
Tagalog 1%
Other 4.5
Unspecified 27.1%
Geography
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
10 30 S, 105 40 E
Southeast Asia
Ecomnomy
"Limited tourism"
Used to have phosphate mine
Population
Most people lives on northern tip of island
Population of 2,205
Climate
Tropical Wet season (December to April)
Dry season January-march
Natural Resources
Phosphate
Beaches
Government
non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia
Country name
conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island
conventional short form: Christmas Island
Military
Protected by Australia
Flag
Map of country
