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Man, Isle of Government - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/man_isle_of/man_isle_of_government.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Dependency status British crown dependency Government type parliamentary democracy Capital Douglas Administrative divisions there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections Independence none (British crown dependency) National holiday Tynwald Day, 5 July Constitution unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution Legal system English common law and Manx statute Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (an 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor) Political parties and leaders
Man Labor Party [leader NA]; Alliance for Progressive Government [leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party [leader NA]
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
red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
NOTE: The information regarding Man, Isle of 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 Man, Isle of Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Man, Isle of Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |