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Government Of Cape Verde
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Country name	conventional long form: republic of cape verde conventional short form: cape verde local short form: cabo verde local long form: republica de cabo verde
Government type	republic
Capital	Praia
Administrative divisions	17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
Independence	5 July 1975 (from Portugal)
National holiday	Independence Day, 5 July (1975)
Constitution	new constitution came into force 25 September 1992; underwent a major revision on 23 November 1995, substantially increasing the powers of the president, and a further revision in 1999, to create the position of national ombudsman (Provedor de Justica)
Legal system	derived from the legal system of Portugal
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Executive branch	chief of state: president pedro pires (since 22 march 2001) head of government: prime minister jose maria pereira neves (since 1 february 2001) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 11 and 25 february 2001 (next to be held na february 2006); prime minister nominated by the national assembly and appointed by the president election results: pedro pires elected president; percent of vote - pedro pires (paicv) 49.43%, carlos viega (mpd) 49.42%; note - the election was won by only twelve votes
Legislative branch	unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (72 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 14 january 2001 (next to be held na december 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - paicv 47.3%, mpd 39.8%, adm 6%, other 6.9%; seats by party - paicv 40, mpd 30, adm 2
Judicial branch	Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Supremo Tribunal de Justia
Political parties and leaders	African Party for Independence of Cape Verde or PAICV [Jose Maria Pereira NEVES, chairman]; Democratic Alliance for Change or ADM [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO] (a coalition of PCD, PTS, and UCID); Democratic Christian Party or PDC [Manuel RODRIGUES, chairman]; Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Jacinto SANTOS, president]; Movement for Democracy or MPD [Agostinho LOPES, president]; Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO, president]; Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Isaias RODRIGUES, president]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM, president]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
International organization participation	ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: ambassador jose brito consulate(s) general: boston FAX: [1] (202) 965-1207 telephone: [1] (202) 965-6820 chancery: 3415 massachusetts avenue nw, washington, dc 20007
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: ambassador donald c. johnson embassy: rua abilio m. macedo 81, praia mailing address: c. p. 201, praia telephone: [238] 61 56 16, 61 56 17 FAX: [238] 61 13 55
Flag description	three horizontal bands of light blue (top, double width), white (with a horizontal red stripe in the middle third), and light blue; a circle of 10 yellow five-pointed stars is centered on the hoist end of the red stripe and extends into the upper and lower blue bands

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