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Government
Long-form name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
Type: republic under presidential regime.
Capital: Freetown.
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces; Eastern, Northern,
Southern, Western.
Independence: 27 April 1961 (from UK).
Constitution: 14 June 1978.
Legal system: based on English law and customary laws indigenous
to local tribes; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
National holiday: Republic Day, 27 April (1961).
Executive branch: president, two vice presidents, Cabinet.
Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives.
Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--President
Gen. Joseph Saidu MOMOH (since 28 November 1985); First
Vice President Abu Bakar KAMARA (since 4 April 1987); Second
Vice President Salia JUSU-SHERIFF (since 4 April 1987).
Political parties and leaders: only party--All People's
Congress (APC), Gen. Joseph Saidu Momoh.
Suffrage: universal at age 21.
Elections:
President--last held 1 October 1985 (next to be held October 1992);
results--Gen. Joseph Saidu Momoh was elected without opposition;
House of Representatives--last held 30 May 1986 (next to be held
May 1991); results--APC is the only party; seats--(127 total,
105 elected) APC 105.
Communists: no party, although there are a few Communists
and a slightly larger number of sympathizers.
Member of: ACP, AfDB, Commonwealth, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77,
GATT, IAEA, IBA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IDB--Islamic Development
Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IPU, IRC, ITU,
Mano River Union, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WTO.
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador George CAREW; Chancery
at 1701 19th Street NW, Washington DC 20009; telephone (202)
939-9261; US--Ambassador Johnny YOUNG; Embassy at the corner
of Walpole and Siaka Stevens Street, Freetown; telephone
26481.
Flag: three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white,
and light blue.