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 Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
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:
previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2010 (2011)
Legal system:
English common law and the laws of Australia
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
[see also: Suffrage country ranks ]
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general
head of government:
Administrator Neil POPE (since 1 April 2012)
cabinet:
Executive Council made up of 4 of the 9 members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator
elections:
the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a two year term 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; members to serve three-year terms)
elections:
last held on 13 March 2013 (next to be held in 2016)
election results:
seats - independents 8; Norfolk Liberals 1
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and NA justices)
judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70
subordinate courts: Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal
Political parties and leaders:
Norfolk Island Labor Party [Mike KELLY]
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; green stands for the rich vegetation on the island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk Island
note:
somewhat reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colors and depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band
National symbol(s):
Norfolk Island pine
National anthem:
name: "Come Ye Blessed"
lyrics/music:
New Testament/John Prindle SCOTT
note:
the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as "The Pitcairn Anthem;" as a territory of Australia, "God Save the Queen" is official (see Australia), however, the island does not recognize "Advance Australia Fair"
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Norfolk Island on this page is re-published from the 2014 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Norfolk Island Government 2014 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Norfolk Island Government 2014 should be addressed to the CIA.
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