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<text id=93CT1213>
<title>
St. Vincent & the Grenadines--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: VC
</p>
<p>Type: constitutional monarchy
</p>
<p>Capital: Kingstown
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines,
Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
</p>
<p>Independence: 27 October 1979 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 27 October 1979
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on English common law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 27 October (1979)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: New Democratic Party (NDP),
James (Son) MITCHELL; Saint Vincent Labor Party (SVLP), Stanley
JOHN; United People's Movement (UPM), Adrian SAUNDERS; Movement
for National Unity (MNU), Ralph GONSALVES; National Reform Party
(NRP), Joel MIGUEL
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> House of Assembly: last held 16 May 1989 (next to be held NA
July 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (21
total; 15 elected representatives and 6 appointed senators) NDP
15
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime
minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor General David JACK (since 29 September
1989)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister James F. MITCHELL (since
30 July 1984)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, OAS,
OECS, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Kingsley LAYNE</l>
<l> chancery: 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 102,
Washington, DC 20036</l>
<l> telephone: NA</l>
</list>
<p>US diplomatic representation: no official presence since the
Ambassador resides in Bridgetown (Barbados)
</p>
<p>Flag: three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double
width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds
arranged in a V pattern
</p></body></article></text>