Christmas Island
Territory of Christmas Island
- Region
- Oceania · Australia and New Zealand
- Capital
- Flying Fish Cove
- Population
- 1,692 (2021)
- Government
- non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Official languages
- English
- Spoken languages
- English (official) 27.6%, Mandarin 17.2%, Malay 17.1%, Cantonese 3.9%, Min Nan 1.6%, Tagalog 1%, other 4.5%, unspecified 27.1% (2016 est.)
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 135 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- No
Trade profile
- Key exports
- fertilizers, paintings, amine compounds (2023)
- Key imports
- aircraft, refined petroleum, cars, air conditioners, plastic products (2023)
- Natural resources
- phosphate, beaches
- Primary route
- Asia services via Southeast Asian hubs
- Secondary route
- Transpacific services to the Americas
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
xin.bz can watch Christmas Island for you — email alerts when new disruptions hit. Start free
Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.