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Bermuda Government 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/bermuda/bermuda_government.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code BD Dependency status dependent territory of the UK Government type NA National capital Hamilton Administrative divisions 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget,Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick Independence none (dependent territory of the UK) National holiday Bermuda Day, 24 May Constitution 8 June 1968 Legal system English law Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (an 11-member body appointedby the governor) and the House of Assembly (40 seats; members are electedby popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court Political parties and leaders United Bermuda Party or UBP [Pamela GORDON]; Progressive Labor Partyor PLP [Jennifer SMITH]; National Liberal Party or NLP [Charles JEFFERS] Political pressure groups and leaders Bermuda Industrial Union or BIU [Derrick BURGESS] International organization participation Caricom (observer), CCC, ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC Diplomatic representation in the US none (dependent territory of the UK) Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
red with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and theBermudian coat of arms (white and blue shield with a red lion holding a scrolledshield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centeredon the outer half of the flag
NOTE: The information regarding Bermuda on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bermuda Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bermuda Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |