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<text id=93CT1349>
<title>
Solomon Islands--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Solomon Islands
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Solomon Islands</l>
<l> former: British Solomon Islands</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: BP
</p>
<p>Type: parliamentary democracy
</p>
<p>Capital: Honiara
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 7 provinces and 1 town*; Central,
Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Temotu, Western
</p>
<p>Independence: 7 July 1978 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 7 July 1978
</p>
<p>Legal system: common law
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 7 July (1978)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: People's Alliance Party (PAP);
United Party (UP), leader NA; Solomon Islands Liberal Party
(SILP), Bartholemew ULUFA'ALU; Nationalist Front for Progress
(NFP), Andrew NORI; Labor Party (LP), Joses TUHANUKU
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> National Parliament: last held 22 February 1989 (next to be
held 26 May 1993); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats
- (38 total) PAP 13, UP 6, NFP 4, SILP 4, LP 2, independents 9
</p>
<p>Executive branch: British monarch, governor general, prime
minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral National Parliament
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: High Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor General Sir George LEPPING (since 27
June 1989, previously acted as governor general since 7 July
1988)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Solomon MAMALONI (since
28 March 1989); Deputy Prime Minister Sir Baddeley DEVESI (since
NA October 1990)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN,
UNCTAD, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: (vacant); ambassador traditionally resides
in Honiara (Solomon Islands)</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation: Ambassador Robert W.
FARRAND</l>
<l> embassy: Mud Alley, Honiara</l>
<l> mailing address: American Embassy, P. O. Box 561,
Honiara</l>
<l> telephone: (677) 23890</l>
<l> FAX: (677) 23488</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the
lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue
with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the
lower triangle is green
</p></body></article></text>