Population: 2,278 (July 1989), growth rate 0.0% (1989)

Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: NA migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1989)

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

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

Religion: NA

Language: English

Literacy: NA%

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

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Christmas Island on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Christmas Island People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Christmas Island People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.