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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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Date de parution 01 janvier 0001
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EAN13 9781300629399
Langue English

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Christmas Island [ZHINGOORA BOOKS]
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Christmas Island (Australia-Oceania)
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Introduction ::Christmas Island
Background:
Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park.
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Geography ::Christmas Island
Location:Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Geographic coordinates:10 30 S, 105 40 E
Map references:Oceania
Area:
Total:135 sq km
Country comparison to the world:221
Land:135 sq km
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Water:0 sq km
Area - comparative:about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:0 km
Coastline:138.9 km
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea:12 nm
Contiguous zone:12 nm
Exclusive fishing zone:200 nm
Climate:tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
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Terrain:steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point:Indian Ocean 0 m
Highest point:Murray Hill 361 m
Natural resources:phosphate, beaches
Land use:
Arable land:0%
Permanent crops:0%
Other:100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005)
Irrigated land:NA
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Natural hazards:The narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Environment - current issues:loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining
Geography - note:located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
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People ::Christmas Island
Population:1,402 (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world:233
Age structure:
0-14 years:NA
15-64 years:NA
65 years and over:NA
Population growth rate:0% (2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world:196
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Birth rate:NA
Death rate:NA
Net migration rate:NA
Sex ratio:NA (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total:NA
Male:NA
Female:NA
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population:NA
Male:NA
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