Christmas Island
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Capital
Flying Fish Cove
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Local time
15:35
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Population
1 843
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Driving side
Left
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Calling code
+61-8
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Currency
$ AUD (dollar)
Christmas Island
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Capital
Flying Fish Cove
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Local time
15:35
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Population
1 843
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Driving side
Left
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Calling code
+61-8
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Currency
$ AUD (dollar)
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Petrol price
€ NULL pl
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Precipitation
1 166mm /year
Geography & travel
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Country Area
135 km2
Population
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Languages
English
Chinese
Malay
Economy
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Industries
tourism, phosphate extraction
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Natural Resources
phosphate, beaches
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Natural Resources
phosphate, beaches
What not to do when visiting Christmas Island
South-Eastern Asia Don't lose the temper and cause "loss of face". The concept of "saving face" is extremely important in East Asian social relationships.
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Christmas Island Don’t touch anyone’s head.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't provide your passport as collateral when hiring vehicles - better use cash as deposit.
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Did you know?
Christmas Island, a territory of Australia, is located in the Indian Ocean, about 1,400 km northwest of Australia. The climate is tropical, and temperatures average 27°C throughout the year. The rainy season runs from December to April, during which the island may get up to 287 cm of rain.
Christmas Island Don’t necessarily stand in front of seated people - it’s considered rude.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't be too affectionate in public - kissing, cuddling and similar behaviour are frowned upon if in public, especially amongst older locals.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't pull the motorbike in the middle of the road when trying to turn right as you might be hit from behind or from the front by others. Most of the traffic accidents are caused by this as it's common vehicles are overtaking within each of the sides in parallel and stopping in the middle can cause you big troubles.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't point at people or things with your feet - it's considered very rude as the feet are considered as the most inferior parts of the human body.
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Christmas Island Don’t enter someone’s house without removing the shoes.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't show disrespect to Buddha or its images - large or small, ruined or not, it's regarded as a sacred object.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't try to outrun the rainstorm on your moped.
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South-Eastern Asia Don't touch a monk. Treat monks with the highest respect. Buddhist monks are forbidden to touch or be touched by a woman, or to accept anything from the hand of woman.
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