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Short facts about the government of Turks and Caicos Islands
| Country
name: |
conventional long
form: none
conventional short form:
Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Dependency
status: |
overseas territory of the
UK |
| Capital: |
Cockburn Town (on Grand
Turk) |
| Administrative divisions: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
| Independence: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
| National
holiday: |
Constitution Day, 30 August
(1976) |
| Constitution: |
introduced 30 August 1976; suspended in
1986; restored and revised 5 March 1988 |
| Legal
system: |
based on laws of England and Wales,
with a small number adopted from Jamaica and The
Bahamas |
| Suffrage: |
18 years of age;
universal |
| Executive
branch: |
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor
Mervyn JONES (since 27 January 2000)
head of government: Chief
Minister Derek H. TAYLOR (since 31 January 1995)
cabinet:
Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the
governor from among the members of the Legislative
Council
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor
appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the
governor |
| Legislative
branch: |
unicameral Legislative Council (19
seats, of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year
terms)
elections: last held 4 March 1999 (next to be held by NA
2003)
election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 52.2%, PNP
40.9%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - PDM 9, PNP
4 |
| Judicial
branch: |
Supreme
Court |
| Political
parties and leaders: |
People's Democratic Movement or PDM
[Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Washington MISICK]; United
Democratic Party or UDP [Wendal SWANN] |
| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
| International organization participation: |
Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol
(subbureau) |
| Diplomatic
representation in the US: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
| Diplomatic
representation from the US: |
none (overseas territory of the
UK) |
| Flag
description: |
blue, with the flag of the UK in the
upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of
the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and
cactus | Source: World Factbook |
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