<item><hi format=bold>National holiday:</hi> Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
<item><hi format=bold>Constitution:</hi> unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
<item><hi format=bold>Legal system:</hi> English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
<item><hi format=bold>Suffrage:</hi> 18 years of age; universal
<item><hi format=bold>Executive branch:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>chief of state:</hi> Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
<item>• <hi format=ital>head of government:</hi> Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Lt. Gen. Sir Michael WILKINS (since NA 1990); Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992)
<item>• <hi format=ital>cabinet:</hi> Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the States
<item><hi format=bold>Assembly of the States:</hi> elections last held NA (next to be held NA); results—no percent of vote by party since all are independents; seats—(60 total, 33 elected), all independents
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> Royal Court
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi> none; all independents
<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> none
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (British crown dependency)