| 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 |