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Government
Long-form name: none.
Type: dependent territory of the UK.
Capital: Hamilton.
Administrative divisions: 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;
Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint
George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick.
Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK).
Constitution: 8 June 1968.
Legal system: English law.
National holiday: Bermuda Day, 22 May.
Executive branch: British monarch, governor, deputy governor,
premier, deputy premier, Executive Council (cabinet).
Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an
upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly.
Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
Leaders:
Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor Sir Desmond LANGLEY (since NA October 1988);
Head of Government--Premier John William David SWAN (since
NA January 1982).
Political parties and leaders: United Bermuda Party (UBP),
John W. D. Swan; Progressive Labor Party (PLP), Frederick
Wade; National Liberal Party (NLP), Gilbert Darrell.
Suffrage: universal at age 21.
Elections: House of Assembly--last held 9 February 1989
(next to be held by February 1994); results--percent of
vote by party NA; seats--(40 total) UBP 23, PLP 15, NLP 1,
other 1.
Communists: negligible.
Other political or pressure groups: Bermuda Industrial Union
(BIU), headed by Ottiwell Simmons.
Member of: INTERPOL, WHO.
Diplomatic representation: as a dependent territory of the
UK, Bermuda's interests in the US are represented by the
UK; US--Consul General James M. MEDAS; Consulate General
at Vallis Building, Par-la-Ville Road (off Front Street
West), Hamilton (mailing address is P.O. Box 325, Hamilton,
or FPO New York 09560); telephone (809) 295-1342.
Flag: red with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and blue
shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing
the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609)
centered on the outer half of the flag.