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the settlement 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) 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 evan williams (since 1 november 2003) 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 3 may 2003 (next to be held in 2005) 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: the flag of australia is used; note - in early 1986. the christmas island assembly held a design competition for an island flag. however. the winning design has never been formally adopted as the official flag of the territory economy - overview: phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity. but in december 1987 the australian government closed the mine. in 1991. the mine was reopened. with the support of the government. a $34 million casino opened in 1993. the casino closed in 1998. the australian government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island. projected to begin operations in the near future gdp (purchasing power parity): na gdp (official exchange rate): na gdp - real growth rate: na gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: na industry: na services: na labor force: na labor force - by occupation: na budget: revenues: na expenditures: na. including capital expenditures of na agriculture - products: na industries: tourism. phosphate extraction (near depletion) electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: na hydro: na nuclear: na other: na exports: na exports - partners: australia. nz (2004) imports: na imports - partners: principally australia (2004) economic aid - recipient: na currency (code): australian dollar (aud) currency code: aud exchange rates: australian dollars per us dollar - 1.38 (2005). 1.3598 (2004). 1.5419 (2003). 1.8406 (2002). 1.9334 (2001) fiscal year: 1 july - 30 june telephones - main lines in use: na telephones - mobile cellular: na telephone system: general assessment: service provided by the australian network domestic: gsm mobile telephone service replaced older analog system in february 2005 international: country code - 61-891; satellite earth stations - one intelsat earth station provides telephone and telex service (2005) radio broadcast stations: am 1. fm 1. shortwave 0 (2004) radios: 1.000 (1997) television broadcast stations: na televisions: 600 (1997) internet country code: .cx internet service providers (isps): 2 (2000) internet users: na airports: 1 (2004 est.) airports - with paved runways: total: 1 1.524 to 2.437 m: 1 (2005 est.) roadways: total: 140 km paved: 30 km unpaved: 110 km (2002) ports and terminals: flying fish cove military - note: defense is the responsibility of australia disputes - international: none
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