Christmas Island:
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Country 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 Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
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 20 October 2007 (next to be held in 2009) 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