Weihnachtsinsel Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: The Settlement
geographische Koordinaten: 10 25 S, 105 43 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

none (territory of Australia)

Nationalfeiertag

Australia Day, 26 Januar (1788)

Konstitution

Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 Oktober 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general
Regierungschef: Administrator Neil LUCAS (seit dem 30 January 2006)
elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia