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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Government Of British Virgin Islands
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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: british virgin islands abbreviation: bvi |
| Government type | NA |
| Capital | Road Town |
| Administrative divisions | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| National holiday | Territory Day, 1 July |
| Constitution | 1 June 1977 |
| Legal system | English law |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: queen elizabeth ii (since 6 february 1952), represented by governor tom macan (since 14 october 2002) 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 orlando d. smith (since 17 june 2003) cabinet: executive council appointed by the governor from members of the legislative council |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Council (13 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote, one member from each of 9 electoral districts, four at-large members; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 16 may 2003 (next to be held na 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - ndp 8, vip 5 |
| Judicial branch | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal (one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court); Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court; Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Political parties and leaders | Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Ethlyn SMITH]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Orlando SMITH]; United Party or UP [Gregory MADURO]; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Ralph T. O'NEAL] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS (associate), UNESCO (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 Virgin Islander coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts a woman flanked on either side by a vertical column of six oil lamps above a scroll bearing the Latin word VIGILATE (Be Watchful) |
Introduction and Background to British Virgin Islands | Geography Of British Virgin Islands | People Of British Virgin Islands | Economy Of British Virgin Islands | Communications Of British Virgin Islands | Transportation Of British Virgin Islands | Military Of British Virgin Islands | Transnational Issues Of British Virgin Islands
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