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- <title>
- Marshall Islands (US): Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Marshall Islands
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of the Marshall
- Islands</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Marshall Islands</l>
- <l> former: Marshall Islands District (Trust Territory of the
- Pacific Islands)</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: RM
- </p>
- <p>Type: constitutional government in free association with the US;
- the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Majuro
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: none
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN
- trusteeship)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 1 May 1979
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the
- legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Proclamation of the Republic of the Marshall
- Islands, 1 May (1979)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: no formal parties; President KABUA
- is chief political (and traditional) leader
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> President: last held 6 January 1992 (next to be held NA; results
- - President Amata KABUA was reelected
- </p>
- <p> Parliament: last held 18 November 1991 (next to be held November
- 1995); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (33 total)
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, Cabinet
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral Nitijela (parliament)
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Amata KABUA
- (since 1979)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: AsDB, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, IFC, IMF, INTERPOL, SPARTECA,
- SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, WHO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Wilfred I. KENDALL</l>
- <l> chancery: 2433 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
- 20008</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 234-5414</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador David C. FIELDS</l>
- <l> embassy: NA address, Majuro</l>
- <l> mailing address: P. O. Box 1379, Majuro, Republic of the
- Marshall Islands 96960-1379</l>
- <l> telephone: (011) 692-4011</l>
- <l> FAX: (011) 692-4012</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side
- corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white star with four
- large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the two stripes
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