Christmas Island People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 2,965 (as of June 1983), average annual growth rate 0.6%

Nationality: noun—Christmas Islander(s), adjective—Christmas Island

Ethnic divisions: 61 % Chinese, 25% Malay, 11 % European, 3% other; no indigenous population

Language: English

Labor force: all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Ltd.

NOTE: The information regarding Christmas Island on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Christmas Island 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Christmas Island 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.