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      Government Australia

      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

      Dependent areas:

       Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling)

       Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands,

       Norfolk Island

      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

       JEFFREY (since 11 August 2003)

       head of government: Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11

       March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister John ANDERSON 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 10 November 2001 (next to be held by

       February 2005); House of Representatives - last held 10 November

       2001 (next to be held by February 2005)

       election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by

       party - Liberal Party-National Party coalition 35, Australian Labor

       Party 28, Australian Democrats 8, Green Party 2, One Nation Party 1,

       Country Labor Party 1, independent 1; House of Representatives -

       percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Liberal

       Party-National Party coalition 82, Australian Labor Party 65,

       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

       Labor Party [leader NA]; 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 (dialogue partner), AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue

       partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, 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, PCA, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMEE,

       UNTSO, UNU, 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

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