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Norfolk Island:
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Other pages in this profile of Norfolk Island:
Geography, People, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Country name |
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island |
Dependency status |
self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Transport and Regional Services |
Government type |
NA |
Capital |
name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
Administrative divisions |
none (territory of Australia) |
Independence |
none (territory of Australia) |
National holiday |
Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856) |
Constitution |
Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005 |
Legal system |
based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law |
Suffrage |
18 years of age; universal |
Executive branch |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia |
Legislative branch |
unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties) |
Judicial branch |
Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions |
Political parties and leaders |
none |
Political pressure groups and leaders |
none |
International organization participation |
UPU |
Diplomatic representation in the US |
none (territory of Australia) |
Diplomatic representation from the US |
none (territory of Australia) |
Flag description |
three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band |
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