Coral Sea Islands: Government#
| Country name | conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands etymology: self-descriptive name to reflect the islands' position in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia |
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| Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport |
| Legal system | the common law legal system of Australia, where applicable, applies |
| Citizenship | see Australia |
| 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 |