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<text id=94CT0306><title>Christmas Island—People</title> <article><source>CIA Factbook</source> <hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Christmas Island<nl>People</hdr><body> <list> <item><hi format=bold>Population:</hi> 973 (July 1994 est.) <item><hi format=bold>Population growth rate:</hi> -9% (1994 est.) <item><hi format=bold>Birth rate:</hi> NA <item><hi format=bold>Death rate:</hi> NA <item><hi format=bold>Net migration rate:</hi> NA <item><hi format=bold>Infant mortality rate:</hi> NA <item><hi format=bold>Life expectancy at birth:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>total population:</hi> NA <item>• <hi format=ital>male:</hi> NA <item>• <hi format=ital>female:</hi> NA </list> <item><hi format=bold>Total fertility rate:</hi> NA <item><hi format=bold>Nationality:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>noun:</hi> Christmas Islander(s) <item>• <hi format=ital>adjective:</hi> Christmas Island </list> <item><hi format=bold>Ethnic divisions:</hi> Chinese 61%, Malay 25%, European 11%, other 3%, no indigenous population <item><hi format=bold>Religions:</hi> Buddhist 36.1%, Muslim 25.4%, Christian 17.7% (Roman Catholic 8.2%, Church of England 3.2%, Presbyterian 0.9%, Uniting Church 0.4%, Methodist 0.2%, Baptist 0.1%, and other 4.7%), none 12.7%, unknown 4.6%, other 3.5% (1981) <item><hi format=bold>Languages:</hi> English <item><hi format=bold>Literacy:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>total population:</hi> NA% <item>• <hi format=ital>male:</hi> NA% <item>• <hi format=ital>female:</hi> NA% </list> <item><hi format=bold>Labor force:</hi> NA <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>by occupation:</hi> all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Ltd. </list></list></body></article></text>