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Bermuda Government - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/bermuda/bermuda_government.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK Government type parliamentary British overseas territory with internal self-government Capital Hamilton Administrative divisions 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) National holiday Bermuda Day, 24 May Constitution 8 June 1968, amended 1989 Legal system English law Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (an 11-member body appointed by the governor, the premier, and the opposition) and the House of Assembly (40 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts Political parties and leaders National Liberal Party or NLP [Dessaline WALDRON]; Progressive Labor Party or PLP [Jennifer SMITH]; United Bermuda Party or UBP [Dr. Grant GIBBONS] Political pressure groups and leaders Bermuda Employer's Union [Eddie SAINTS]; Bermuda Industrial Union or BIU [Derrick BURGESS]; Bermuda Public Services Association or BPSA [leader NA]; Bermuda Union of Teachers [Michael CHARLES] International organization participation Caricom (observer), CCC, ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas 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 the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag
NOTE: The information regarding Bermuda on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bermuda Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bermuda Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |