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Guernsey Government 1996

Names:

conventional long form:

Bailiwick of Guernsey

conventional short form:

Guernsey

Digraph:

Type:

British crown dependency

Capital:

Saint Peter Port

Administrative divisions:

none (British crown dependency)

Independence:

none (British crown dependency)

National holiday:

Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Constitution:

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Legal system:

English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

head of government:

Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Sir John COWARD (since NA 1994); Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992)

cabinet:

Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the States

Legislative branch:

unicameral

Assembly of the States:

elections last held NA (next to be held NA); results - no percent of vote by party since all are independents; seats - (60 total, 33 elected), all independents

Judicial branch:

Royal Court

Political parties and leaders:

none; all independents

Member of:

none

Diplomatic representation in US:

none (British crown dependency)

US diplomatic representation:

none (British crown dependency)

Flag:

white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag

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