Government Of Anguilla

Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
Government type	NA
Capital	The Valley
Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
National holiday	Anguilla Day, 30 May
Constitution	Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Legal system	based on English common law
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly
Legislative branch	unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANA 3, AUM 2, ADP 1, independent 1
Judicial branch	High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Political parties and leaders	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA; Anguilla Patriotic Movement or APM [Quincy GUMBS]; Movement for Grassroots Democracy or MFGD [Joyce KENTISH, John BENJAMIN]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate)
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 Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below

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Government Of Anguilla