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- <title>
- Malta: Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Malta
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of Malta</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Malta</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: MT
- </p>
- <p>Type: parliamentary democracy
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Valletta
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: none (administration directly from
- Valletta)
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 21 September 1964 (from UK)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 26 April 1974, effective 2 June 1974
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on English common law and Roman civil law; has
- accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Independence Day, 21 September
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: Nationalist Party (NP), Edward
- FENECH ADAMI; Malta Labor Party (MLP), Alfred SANT
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> House of Representatives: last held on 22 February 1992 (next to
- be held by February 1997); results - NP 51.8%, MLP 46.5%; seats -
- (usually 65 total) MLP 36, NP 29; note - additional seats are given
- to the party with the largest popular vote to ensure a legislative
- majority; current total 69 (MLP 33, NP 36 after adjustment)
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, deputy prime minister,
- Cabinet
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral House of Representatives
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State: President Vincent (Censu) TABONE (since 4 April
- 1989)
- </p>
- <p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Dr. Edward (Eddie) FENECH
- ADAMI (since 12 May 1987); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Guido DE MARCO
- (since 14 May 1987)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: C, CCC, CE, CSCE, EBRD, ECE, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD,
- ICAO, ICFTU, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM
- (observer), ITU, NAM, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO,
- WMO, WTO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Albert BORG OLIVIER DE
- PUGET</l>
- <l> chancery: 2017 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
- 20008</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 462-3611 or 3612</l>
- <l> FAX: (202) 387-5470</l>
- <l> consulate: New York</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: (vacant)</l>
- <l> embassy: 2nd Floor, Development House, Saint Anne Street,
- Floriana, Valletta</l>
- <l> mailing address: P. O. Box 535, Valletta</l>
- <l> telephone: [356] 240424, 240425, 243216, 243217, 243653,
- 223654</l>
- <l> FAX: same as telephone numbers</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: two equal vertical bands of white (hoist side) and red; in
- the upper hoist-side corner is a representation of the George Cross,
- edged in red
- </p></body></article></text>
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