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| Country name |
conventional long form: commonwealth of australia conventional short form: australia |
| Government type | democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign |
| Capital | Canberra |
| Administrative divisions | 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia |
| Independence | 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies) |
| National holiday | Australia Day, 26 January (1788) |
| Constitution | 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901 |
| Legal system | based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: queen of australia elizabeth ii (since 6 february 1952), represented by governor general maj. gen. (ret.) michael jeffery (since 11 august 2003) head of government: prime minister john winston howard (since 11 march 1996); deputy prime minister john anderson (since 20 july 1999) cabinet: parliament nominates and selects, from among its members, a list of candidates to serve as government ministers; from this list, the governor general swears in the final selections for the cabinet elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general note: government coalition - liberal party and national party |
| Legislative branch | bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats - 12 from each of the six states and two from each of the two mainland territories; one-half of the members elected every three years by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives (150 seats - this is up from 148 seats in 2001 election; members elected by popular vote on the basis of preferential representation to serve three-year terms; no state can have fewer than five representatives)
elections: senate - last held 9 october 2004 (next to be held not later than june 2008); house of representatives - last held 9 october 2004 (next to be held not later than november 2007) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party (as of 1 July 2003) - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 34, Australian Labor Party 28, Australian Democrats 7, Green Party 2, One Nation Party 1, Country Liberal Party 1, Australian Progressive Alliance 1, independent 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 86, Australian Labor Party 60, Country Liberal Party 1, independent and other 3 |
| Judicial branch | High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general) |
| Political parties and leaders | Australian Democrats [Andrew BARTLETT]; Australian Labor Party [Mark LATHAM]; Australian Progressive Alliance [Meg LEES]; Country Liberal Party [Terry MILLS]; Australian Greens [Bob BROWN]; Liberal Party [John Winston HOWARD]; The Nationals [John ANDERSON]; One Nation Party [Len HARRIS] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Australian Monarchist League [leader NA]; Australian Republican Movement [leader NA] |
| International organization participation | ANZUS, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CP, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Paris Club, PCA, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMEE, UNMISET, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO, ZC |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador michael j. thawley consulate(s) general: atlanta, chicago, honolulu, los angeles, new york, and san francisco FAX: [1] (202) 797-3168 telephone: [1] (202) 797-3000 chancery: 1601 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20036 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador j. thomas schieffer embassy: moonah place, yarralumla, canberra, australian capital territory 2600 mailing address: apo ap 96549 telephone: [61] (02) 6214-5600 FAX: [61] (02) 6214-5970 consulate(s) general: melbourne, perth, sydney |
| Flag description | blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; the remaining half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars |
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