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Country name:
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conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island
conventional short form: Christmas Island

Dependency status:
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non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department

Government type:
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NA

Capital:
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name: The Settlement
geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E
time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:
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none (territory of Australia)

Dependent areas:
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void

Independence:
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none (territory of Australia)

National holiday:
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Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Constitution:
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Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992

Legal system:
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under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law

Suffrage:
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void

Executive branch:
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chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006)
elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia

Legislative branch:
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unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held 20 October 2007 (next to be held in 2009)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9

Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court

Political parties and leaders:
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none

Political pressure groups and leaders:
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none

International organization participation:
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none

Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (territory of Australia)

Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (territory of Australia)

Flag description:
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territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed, while the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island
note: the flag of Australia is used for official purposes

Government - note:
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void
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This page was last updated on 5 May, 2008

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