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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Territory of Christmas Island
Conventional short form Christmas Island Dependency status
Non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government 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
Legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law Suffrage
18 years of age
Executive branch
Chief of state
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) represented by the Australian governor general Head of government Administrator Brian LACY (since 5 October 2009) Elections The monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; 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 on 17 October 2009 (next to be held in 2011) 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, 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 National symbol(s)
Golden bosun bird
National anthem
Note
As a territory of Australia, "Advance Australia Fair" remains official as the national anthem, while "God Save the Queen" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)
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Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park.