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![]() ![]() Christmas Island Government - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/christmas_island/christmas_island_government.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services Government type NA Capital The Settlement Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) Independence none (territory of Australia) National holiday NA Constitution NA Legal system under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve one-year terms)
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
NOTE: The information regarding Christmas Island on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Christmas Island Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Christmas Island Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |