Cocos (Keeling) Islands Gouvernement Profiel 2008

Hoofdstad

name: West Island
geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 50 E
time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Onafhankelijkheid dag

none (territory of Australia)

Nationale feestdag

Australia Day, 26 Januari (1788)

Grondwet

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992

Stemmen

NA

uitvoerende macht

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general
head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006)
cabinet: NA
elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia