About Christmas Island

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Hello my lovely friends, welcome to our second code. We are Toto and Alisa. As you know, our first code celebrates for my big sis 1 year and 1 month in SoloLearn. Sooooo, We make this code to introduce with you guys about our country where we are living in - CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Full name: Territory of Christmas Island
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Located in: Indian Ocean

Sovereign state: Australia
Capital: Flying Fish Cove
Ethnic groups
1. 21.2% Chinese
2. 12.7% Australian
3. 18% Malay
4. 7% English
5. 2.5% Irish
6. 41.8% other (including Malaysian Indians and Eurasians)
Government: Directly administered dependency
Official language: English
Cities:

Population: Christmas Island had a population of 1,843 residents as of 2016, the majority of whom live in settlements on the northern tip of the island.
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone: UTC+07:00 (CXT)
Driving side: left
Calling code: +61 891
National Anthem:

FUN FACTS:

Geographical stats…
- Amazingly, around 2/3 of the island is a national park!
- There are an estimated 45 million (yes, million) red crabs living on this tiny island! They migrate each year from the centre of the island to the beaches to breed and can be seen travelling in droves!
- Christmas Island is also home to several other species of crab including the largest species in the world, the coconut crab, which can weigh up to 4.1kg and measure an incredible 1m long!

Our home is famous for its many caves and color coral reefs

Social intricacies
- Did you know that Christmas Island was actually named after its discovery on Christmas day in 1643?
- Despite being discovered in 1643, the island wasn’t inhabited until 244 years later!
- You must not touch a stranger’s head in Christmas Island, as it is considered extremely intimate… Ooh err!

❤️CHRISTMAS ISLAND❤️