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Christmas Island

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Christmas Island

Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is about 350 kilometres south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland.

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

Capital
Flying Fish Cove
Population
1,692 inh.
Area
135 km²
Currency
AUD
Regime
—

Executive in office

Charles III

Head of State

Charles III

since 2022.09.08 via Australia

National anthem

Advance Australia Fair

Composer · Peter Dodds McCormick

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 1,284 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,017, or ×0.9.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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