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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: turks and caicos islands |
| Government type | NA |
| Capital | Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) |
| Administrative divisions | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| National holiday | Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) |
| Constitution | introduced 30 August 1976; suspended in 1986; restored and revised 5 March 1988 |
| Legal system | based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: queen elizabeth ii (since 6 february 1953), represented by governor jim poston (since 16 december 2002) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed chief minister by the governor head of government: chief minister michael eugene misick (since 15 august 2003) cabinet: executive council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the governor from among the members of the legislative council |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 24 april 2003 (next to be held in 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - pdm 53.8%, pnp 46.2%; seats by party - pdm 7, pnp 6; note - in by-elections held 7 august 2003, the pnp gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; pdm now has 5 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court |
| Political parties and leaders | People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Michael Eugene MISICK]; United Democratic Party or UDP [Wendal SWANN] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau) |
| 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 colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus |
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