🌍 Geography
Location: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
135 km²
Land Area
135 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
138.9 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Climate: tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
phosphate, beaches
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
1,692
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1.11%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
38 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
null per 1,000
Death Rate
null per 1,000
Languages
- English (official) (Official) - 27.6%
- Mandarin - 17.2%
- Malay - 17.1%
- Cantonese - 3.9%
- Min Nan - 1.6%
- Tagalog - 1%
- other - 4.5%
- unspecified - 27.1%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
high-income Australian territorial economy; development through government services and phosphate mining; operates Australia’s Immigration Detention Centre; increasing tourism and government investments; sustained environmental protections
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
N/A
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
null%
Services
null%
Major Industries
tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia
Suffrage
18 years of age
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)