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<title>
Bermuda (UK): Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Bermuda
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Bermuda</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: BD
</p>
<p>Type: dependent territory of the UK
</p>
<p>Capital: Hamilton
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;
Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*,
Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick
</p>
<p>Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 8 June 1968
</p>
<p>Legal system: English law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Bermuda Day, 22 May
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: United Bermuda Party (UBP),
John W. D. SWAN; Progressive Labor Party (PLP), Frederick WADE;
National Liberal Party (NLP), Gilbert DARRELL
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Bermuda Industrial Union
(BIU), Ottiwell SIMMONS
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> House of Assembly: last held 9 February 1989 (next to be
held by February 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (40 total) UBP 23, PLP 15, NLP 1, other 1
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor, deputy governor,
premier, deputy premier, Executive Council (cabinet)
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an upper
house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor Lord David WADDINGTON (since NA)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Premier John William David SWAN (since
NA January 1982)
</p>
<p>Member of: CARICOM (observer), CCC, ICFTU, INTERPOL
(subbureau), IOC
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: as a dependent territory of
the UK, Bermuda's interests in the US are represented by the UK
</p>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Consul General L. Ebersole GAINES</l>
<l> consulate general: Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire,
Hamilton</l>
<l> mailing address: P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; PSC 1002,
FPO AE 09727-1002</l>
<l> telephone: (809) 295-1342</l>
<l> FAX: (809) 295-1592</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: red with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and blue shield
with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of
the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer
half of the flag
</p></body></article></text>