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<text>
<title>
Maldives: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Maldives
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Maldives</l>
<l> conventional short form: Maldives</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: MV
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Male
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 19 districts (atolls); Aliff, Baa,
Daalu, Faafu, Gaafu Aliff, Gaafu Daalu, Haa Aliff, Haa Daalu, Kaafu,
Laamu, Laviyani, Meemu, Naviyani, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa,
Waavu
</p>
<p>Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 4 June 1964
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Islamic law with admixtures of English
common law primarily in commercial matters; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1965)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: no organized political parties;
country governed by the Didi clan for the past eight centuries
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 23 September 1988 (next to be held
September 1993); results - President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM reelected
</p>
<p> Citizens' Council: last held on 7 December 1989 (next to be held
7 December 1994); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (48 total, 40
elected)
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Citizens' Council (Majlis)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: High Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Maumoon Abdul
GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978)
</p>
<p>Member of: AsDB, C, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, SAARC, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: Maldives does not maintain an
embassy in the US, but does have a UN mission in New York
</p>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to
Maldives and makes periodic visits there</l>
<l> consular agency: Midhath Hilmy, Male</l>
<l> telephone: 2581</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a
vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the
hoist side of the flag
</p></body></article></text>