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- <title>
- Pitcairn Islands (UK): Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Pitcairn Islands
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno
- Islands</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Pitcairn Islands</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: PC
- </p>
- <p>Type: dependent territory of the UK
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Adamstown
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the
- UK)
- </p>
- <p>Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: Local Government Ordinance of 1964
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: local island by-laws
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen, 10
- June (1989) (second Saturday in June)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: NA
- </p>
- <p>Other political or pressure groups: NA
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal with three years
- residency
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> Island Council: last held NA (next to be held NA); results -
- percent of vote by party NA; seats - (11 total, 5 elected)
- number of seats by party NA
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor, island
- magistrate
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral Island Council
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Island Court
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
- represented by the Governor and UK High Commissioner to New
- Zealand David Joseph MOSS (since NA 1990)
- </p>
- <p> Head of Government: Island Magistrate and Chairman of the
- Island Council Jay WARREN (since NA)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: SPC
- </p>
- <p>Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of
- the UK)
- </p>
- <p>US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the
- UK)
- </p>
- <p>Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
- quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the
- outer half of the flag; the coat of arms is yellow, green, and
- light blue with a shield featuring a yellow anchor
- </p></body></article></text>
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