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<text id=93CT0676>
<title>
Ireland--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Ireland
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Ireland</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: EI
</p>
<p>Type: republic
</p>
<p>Capital: Dublin
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork,
Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim,
Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon,
Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
</p>
<p>Independence: 6 December 1921 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 29 December 1937; adopted 1937
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on English common law, substantially modified
by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in
Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Democratic Left, Proinsias DE ROSSA;
Fianna Fail, Albert REYNOLDS; Labor Party, Richard SPRING; Fine Gael,
John BRUTON; Communist Party of Ireland, Michael O'RIORDAN; Sinn
Fein, Gerry ADAMS; Progressive Democrats, Desmond O'MALLEY
</p>
<p>note: Prime Minister REYNOLDS heads a coalition consisting of the
Fianna Fail and the Labor Party
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> President: last held 9 November 1990 (next to be held November
1997); results - Mary Bourke ROBINSON 52.8%, Brian LENIHAN 47.2%
</p>
<p> Senate: last held on NA February 1992 (next to be held February
1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (60 total, 49
elected) Fianna Fail 26, Fine Gael 16, Labor 9, Progressive Democrats
2, Democratic Left 1, independents 6
</p>
<p> House of Representatives: last held on 25 November 1992 (next to
be held by June 1995); results - Fianna Fail 39.1%, Fine Gael 24.5%,
Labor Party 19.3%, Progressive Democrats 4.7%, Democratic Left 2.8%,
Sinn Fein 1.6%, Workers' Party 0.7%, independents 5.9%; seats - (166
total) Fianna Fail 68, Fine Gael 45, Labor Party 33, Progressive
Democrats 10, Democratic Left 4, Greens 1, independents 5
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, deputy prime minister,
Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of
an upper house or Senate (Seanad Eireann) and a lower house or House
of Representatives (Dail Eireann)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Mary Bourke ROBINSON (since 9 November
1990)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Albert REYNOLDS (since 11
February 1992)
</p>
<p>Member of: Australian Group, BIS, CCC, CE, COCOM (cooperating
country), CSCE, EBRD, EC, ECE, EIB, ESA, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICC, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, MTCR, NEA, NSG, OECD, ONUSAL, UN, UNAVEM
II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UNPROFRO, UNTAC,
UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Dermot A. GALLAGHER</l>
<l> chancery: 2234 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC
20008</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 462-3939</l>
<l> consulates general: Boston, Chicago, New York, and San
Francisco</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador William Henry G. FITZGERALD;
Ambassador Designate Jean Kennedy SMITH (17 March 1993)</l>
<l> embassy: 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin</l>
<l> mailing address: use embassy street address</l>
<l> telephone: [353] (1) 687122</l>
<l> FAX: [353] (1) 689946</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and
orange; similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter
and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green;
also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of
green (hoist side), white, and red
</p></body></article></text>