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<text id=93CT1338>
<title>
St. Helena--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saint Helena
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Saint Helena</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: SH
</p>
<p>Type: dependent territory of the UK
</p>
<p>Capital: Jamestown
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 1 administrative area and 2
dependencies*; Ascension*, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
</p>
<p>Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 1 January 1989
</p>
<p>Legal system: NA
</p>
<p>National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen, 10
June 1989 (second Saturday in June)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Saint Helena Labor Party; Saint
Helena Progressive Party
</p>
<p>note: both political parties inactive since 1976
</p>
<p>Suffrage: NA
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Legislative Council: last held October 1984 (next to be held
NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15 total,
12 elected) number of seats by party NA
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor
commander-in-chief, Executive Council (cabinet)
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Governor A. N. HOOLE (since NA)
</p>
<p>Member of: ICFTU
</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 Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer
half of the flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and
three-masted sailing ship
</p></body></article></text>