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  2. <title>
  3. South Georgia & Sandwich Islands--Government
  4. </title>
  5. <article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  6. Government</hdr><body>
  7. <list>
  8. <l>Names:</l>
  9. <l>  conventional long form: South Georgia and South Sandwich
  10. Islands</l>
  11. <l>  conventional short form: none</l>
  12. </list>
  13. <p>Digraph: SX
  14. </p>
  15. <p>Type: dependent territory of the UK
  16. </p>
  17. <p>Capital: none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison
  18. town
  19. </p>
  20. <p>Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the
  21. UK)
  22. </p>
  23. <p>Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
  24. </p>
  25. <p>Constitution: 3 October 1985
  26. </p>
  27. <p>Legal system: English common law
  28. </p>
  29. <p>National holiday: Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
  30. </p>
  31. <p>Executive branch: British monarch, commissioner
  32. </p>
  33. <p>Legislative branch: none
  34. </p>
  35. <p>Judicial branch: none
  36. </p>
  37. <p>Leaders:
  38. </p>
  39. <p>  Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
  40. represented by Commissioner David Everard TATHAM (since August
  41. 1992; resident at Stanley, Falkland Islands)
  42. </p></body></article></text>
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