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Government
Long-form name: Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Type: British crown dependency.
Capital: St. Peter Port.
Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency).
Independence: none (British crown dependency).
Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common
law and practice.
Legal system: English law and local statute; justice is
administered by the Royal Court.
National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945).
Executive branch: British monarch, lieutenant governor,
bailiff, deputy bailiff.
Legislative branch: States of Deliberation.
Judicial branch: Royal Court.
Leaders:
Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);
Head of Government--Lieutenant Governor Lt. Gen. Sir Alexander
BOSWELL (since 1985); Bailiff Sir Charles FROSSARD (since 1982).
Political parties and leaders: none; all independents.
Suffrage: universal at age 18.
Elections: States of Deliberation--last held NA (next to
be held NA); results--percent of vote NA; seats--(60 total,
33 elected), all independents.
Communists: none.
Diplomatic representation: none (British crown dependency).
Flag: white with the red cross of St. George (patron saint
of England) extending to the edges of the flag.