Christmas Island

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Forest Cover | Forest types | Breakdown of forest types | Change in Forest Cover | Primary forest | Forest designation | Disturbances affecting forest land | Protected areas | Biodiversity - Wildlife | Biodiversity - Plants | Value of forests | Production, trade and consumption of forest products | Environment | Land use / Resources | Economy | Population / Demographics | Infrastructure | Health | References | Books

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[an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Christmas Island: Environment Environment - current issues NA Environment - international agreements the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard Christmas Island: Land use / Resources Land use (%) arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park (2001) Natural resources phosphate, beaches Christmas Island: Economy Economy - overview: Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine. In 1991, the mine was reopened. With the support of the government, a $34 million casino opened in 1993. The casino closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island, projected to begin operations in the near future GDP - composition by sector (%) agriculture: NA, industry: NA, services: NA Agriculture - products NA Industries tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion) Economic aid - recipient NA GDP - real growth rate (%) NA Labor force - by occupation (%) NA Christmas Island: Population / Demographics Population (July 2005) 361 Population growth rate (%) (2005) 0.00% Population density (people/sq km) (2005) 2.7 Total fertility rate (children born/woman) NA Ethnic groups (%) Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% [an error occurred while processing this directive] Christmas Island: Infrastructure Telephones - main lines in use NA Telephones - mobile cellular NA Roadways (km) total: 140 km paved: 30 km unpaved: 110 km (2002) Christmas Island: Health Life expectancy at birth (years) total population: NA male: NA female: NA Infant mortality rate NA HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%) NA Christmas Island : References & Data Sources  Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005  Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)  Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.  Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.  RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site  The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species  Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund  With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com