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- <text id=93CT1399>
- <title>
- Trinidad & Tobago--Government
- </title>
- <article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Trinidad and Tobago
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: TD
- </p>
- <p>Type: parliamentary democracy
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Port-of-Spain
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1
- ward**; Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro, Nariva, Port-of-Spain*, Saint
- Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick, San Fernando*,
- Tobago**, Victoria
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 31 August 1962 (from UK)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 31 August 1976
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on English common law; judicial review of
- legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted
- compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: People's National Movement
- (PNM), Patrick MANNING; United National Congress (UNC), Basdeo
- PANDAY; National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), Carson
- CHARLES; Movement for Social Transformation (MOTION), David
- ABDULLAH; National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), Makandal DAAGA
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> House of Representatives: last held 16 December 1991 (next
- to be held by December 1996); results - PNM 32%, UNC 13%, NAR
- 2%; seats - (36 total) PNM 21, UNC 13, NAR 2
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an upper
- house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State: President Noor Mohammed HASSANALI (since 18
- March 1987)
- </p>
- <p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Patrick Augustus Mervyn
- MANNING (since 17 December 1991)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-24, G-77,
- GATT, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
- INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS,
- OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Corinne BAPTISTE</l>
- <l> chancery: 1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
- 20036</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 467-6490</l>
- <l> consulate general: New York</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Sally G. COWAL</l>
- <l> embassy: 15 Queen's Park West, Port-of-Spain</l>
- <l> mailing address: P. O. Box 752, Port-of-Spain</l>
- <l> telephone: (809) 622-6372 through 6376, 6176</l>
- <l> FAX: (809) 628-5462</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the
- upper hoist side
- </p></body></article></text>
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