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<text>
<title>
Jersey (UK): Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Jersey
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey</l>
<l> conventional short form: Jersey</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: JE
</p>
<p>Type: British crown dependency
</p>
<p>Capital: Saint Helier
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)
</p>
<p>Independence: none (British crown dependency)
</p>
<p>Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and
practice
</p>
<p>Legal system: English law and local statute
</p>
<p>National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: none; all independents
</p>
<p>Suffrage: universal adult at age NA
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Assembly of the States: last held NA (next to be held NA);
results - no percent of vote by party since all are independents;
seats - (56 total, 52 elected) 52 independents
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, lieutenant governor, bailiff
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the States
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Royal Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief
Air Marshal Sir John SUTTON (since NA 1990); Bailiff Sir Peter J.
CRILL (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: none
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none (British crown dependency)
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none (British crown dependency)
</p>
<p>Flag: white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron
saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag
</p></body></article></text>