What is the capital of Christmas Island?
Country Name | Christmas Island |
Full Country Name | Territory of Christmas Island |
Etymology- history of name | named by English Captain William MYNORS for the day of its rediscovery, Christmas Day (25 December 1643); the island had been sighted by Europeans as early as 1615 |
Government Type | non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia |
Capital Name | The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove) |
Capital - geographic coordinate | 10 25 S, 105 43 E |
Capital Time Difference | UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Independence | none (territory of Australia) |
National Holiday | Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788) |
Constitution |
history: 1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958) amendments: amended many times, last in 2020 |
Dependency Status | non-self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities & Regional Development |
Who is the president of Christmas Island?
Executive Branch: |
chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia General David HURLEY (since 1 July 2019) head of government: Administrator Ms. Farzian ZAINAL (since 11 May 2023) cabinet: NA elections/appointments: 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 for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia |
Citizenship Criteria: | see Australia |
Legal System: | legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law |
Suffrage: | 18 years of age |
Legislative Branch: |
description: unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) elections: held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2023 (next to be held in October 2025) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by party - independent 9; composition as of January 2024 - men 9, women 1, percent of women 11.1% |
Judicial Branch: | highest court(s): under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island, including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court) |
Regions or States: | none (territory of Australia) |
Political Parties and Leaders: | none |
International Organization Participation: | none |
Diplomatic Representation in the US: | none (territory of Australia) |
Diplomatic Representation from US: | embassy: none (territory of Australia) |