CX

Christmas Island

Description

Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, located south of Indonesia and northwest of the Australian mainland, known for its rainforest-covered interior and the annual red crab migration. Its main settlement, Flying Fish Cove, serves as the territory's administrative and commercial centre, housing the offices of the island's local government. The ISO 3166-1 codes for Christmas Island (alpha-2 CX, alpha-3 CXR, numeric 162) are used in shipping, internet domains, and official statistical classifications.

Country Codes Details

ISO Code
CX
Alpha-3 Code
CXR
Country Name
Christmas Island
Numeric Code
162
Continent
Asia
Capital
Flying Fish Cove
Flag
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Airports in this country

1 airports found
Airports located in Christmas Island

XCH Christmas Island Airport

ICAO: YPXM Flying Fish Cove medium_airport Scheduled

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Official Sources

International Organization for Standardization

Official ISO 3166-1 country codes standard

International standards body maintaining country codes

United Nations Statistics Division

UN M49 country and area codes for statistical use

United Nations official geographical codes