Heard Island and McDonald Isl: Government
The World Factbook 1993: Heard Island and McDonald Islands Government Names: conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Digraph: HM

Type: territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories

Capital: none; administered from Canberra, Australia

Independence: none (territory of Australia)