Government Of Guernsey

Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Government type	NA
Capital	Saint Peter Port
Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
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), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation
Legislative branch	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Judicial branch	Royal Court
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none
International organization participation	none
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)
Flag description	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross

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