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Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands Government 2020

SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands Government 2020
SOURCE: 2020 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on January 27, 2020

Country name:
conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
abbreviation: HIMI
etymology: named after American Captain John HEARD, who sighted the island on 25 November 1853, and American Captain William McDONALD, who discovered the islands on 4 January 1854

Dependency status:
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australian Antarctic Division)

Legal system:
the laws of Australia apply where applicable

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: 1) The information regarding Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands on this page is re-published from the 2020 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands Government 2020 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands Government 2020 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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