HG> HG> I thought that OZ already was independent. Probably then NZ is also   
   HG> HG> still in the Great Britain tie.   
      
   HG>AZ>If it's anything like Canada, the situation is that the Queen of   
   HG>AZ>England is the head-of-state... (Actually, it's a bit more complex -   
   HG>AZ>Queen Elizabeth is queen of Canada only when she's physically in   
   HG>AZ>Canada... other times, her representative, the Governor General -   
   HG>AZ>nominated by the Canadian parliament - is the Canadian head of   
   HG>AZ>state).   
      
   HG>Thanks for the info Alan. The british colonies are better off than the   
   HG>"indepence" of the �land Islands that was agreed on at the UN in 1921   
   HG>when Finland was given the right to the �land Islands against the will   
   HG>of the local people that wanted to belong to Sweden based on the culture   
   HG>and language.   
      
   HG>Today I wouldn't want Sweden to govern the �land Islands but work is   
   HG>still going on to gain the area a more widespread indepence.   
      
   HG>BTW, I don't recall what the UN was called in english in 1921 but its   
   HG>decisions and promises are still in force and guaranteed by the signa-   
   HG>ture countries.   
      
   It was called the "League of Nations", sometimes refered to as LN   
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