Christmas Island
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| Motto: Research and Discovery | |||||
| Anthem: Advance Australia Fair | |||||
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| Status | Australian territory | ||||
| Capital | Flying Fish Cove | ||||
| Largest city | The Settlement | ||||
| Official bhasa | English | ||||
| Commissioner | Neil Lucas | ||||
| Shire President | Gordon Thomson | ||||
| Area | 135 square kilometers | ||||
| Population | 1.493 (2006 est) | ||||
| Currency | Australian dollar AU$ | ||||
| utc_offset | +7 | ||||
| internettld | .cx | ||||
| calling_code | 61 | ||||
Territory of Christmas Island ek chhota island hae jon ki Australia ke niche hae. Ii Indian Ocean me, Perth se 2600 kms northwest aur Jakarta se 500kms south me hae.
Lag bhag 1,600 log Christmas Island me rahe hae, jaada kar ke "settlement areas", island ke north me:
- Flying Fish Cove (jiske Kampong ke naam se bhi jaana jaawe hae)
- Settlement
- Silver City
- Poon Saan
- Drumsite.
Bibliography
[badlo | source ke badlo]- CIA World Factbook 2002
- Charles. W. Andrews, A Description of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Geographical Journal, 13(1), 17-35 (1899).
- Charles W. Andrews, A Monograph of Christmas Island, London,1900.
- National Library of Australia, The Indian Ocean: a select bibliography. 1979 ISBN 0-642-99150-2
- W. J. L. Wharton, Account of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, 10 (10), 613-624 (1888).
Duusra websites
[badlo | source ke badlo]- Christmas Island Shire official website
- Christmas Island Act 1958 Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Christmas Island at the Open Directory Project
- Christmas Island Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine in the CIA World Factbook
- Christmas Island Travel Guide from Unearth Travel a creative commons travel wiki
References
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