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<text id=93CT1399>
<title>
Trinidad & Tobago--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Trinidad and Tobago
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago</l>
<l> conventional short form: Trinidad and Tobago</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: TD
</p>
<p>Type: parliamentary democracy
</p>
<p>Capital: Port-of-Spain
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1
ward**; Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro, Nariva, Port-of-Spain*, Saint
Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick, San Fernando*,
Tobago**, Victoria
</p>
<p>Independence: 31 August 1962 (from UK)
</p>
<p>Constitution: 31 August 1976
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on English common law; judicial review of
legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 31 August (1962)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: People's National Movement
(PNM), Patrick MANNING; United National Congress (UNC), Basdeo
PANDAY; National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), Carson
CHARLES; Movement for Social Transformation (MOTION), David
ABDULLAH; National Joint Action Committee (NJAC), Makandal DAAGA
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> House of Representatives: last held 16 December 1991 (next
to be held by December 1996); results - PNM 32%, UNC 13%, NAR
2%; seats - (36 total) PNM 21, UNC 13, NAR 2
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an upper
house or Senate and a lower house or House of Representatives
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Noor Mohammed HASSANALI (since 18
March 1987)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Patrick Augustus Mervyn
MANNING (since 17 December 1991)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-24, G-77,
GATT, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS,
OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Corinne BAPTISTE</l>
<l> chancery: 1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20036</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 467-6490</l>
<l> consulate general: New York</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador Sally G. COWAL</l>
<l> embassy: 15 Queen's Park West, Port-of-Spain</l>
<l> mailing address: P. O. Box 752, Port-of-Spain</l>
<l> telephone: (809) 622-6372 through 6376, 6176</l>
<l> FAX: (809) 628-5462</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: red with a white-edged black diagonal band from the
upper hoist side
</p></body></article></text>