| Country name: |
conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island
conventional short form: Christmas Island |
| Government type: |
NA |
| Capital: |
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: |
none (territory of Australia) |
| Independence: |
none (territory of Australia) |
| National holiday: |
Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Constitution: |
Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992 |
| Legal system: |
under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law |
| Executive branch: |
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: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia |
| Legislative branch: |
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 in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9 |
| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court |
| Political parties and leaders: |
none |
| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
none |
| International organization participation: |
none |
| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (territory of Australia) |
| Flag description: |
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; the flag of Australia is used for official purposes |
