Government Of Christmas Island

Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island
Government type	NA
Capital	The Settlement
Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Constitution	NA
Legal system	under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law
Suffrage
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator Evan WILLIAMS (since 1 November 2003) 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) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9 elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held 3 May 2003 (next to be held NA 2005)
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	the flag of Australia is used; note - in early 1986, the Christmas Island Assembly held a design competition for an island flag, however, the winning design has never been formally adopted as the official flag of the territory

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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