Data code: GI
Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK
Government type: NA
Capital: Gibraltar
Administrative divisions: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
Constitution: 30 May 1969
Legal system: [English law]?
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief, the Right Honorable Sir [Richard Luce]? (since 24 February 1997); note - a new governor has been appointed and will arrive in March 2000
head of government:
Chief Minister [Peter Caruana]? (since 17 May 1996)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister
note:
there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor? appointed by the monarch; [chief minister]? appointed by the governor
Legislative branch:
unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officio members; members serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held 10 February 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results:
percent of vote by party - SD 54%, GSLA 40%; seats by party - NA
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
Political parties and leaders: Gibraltar Labor Party/Association? for the Advancement of Civil Rights or GCL/AACR [Adolfo Canepa]?; Gibraltar Liberal Party or GLP (has become the Gibraltar National Party or NP) [Joe Garcia]?; Gibraltar Social Democrats or SD [Peter Caruana]?; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or SL [Joe Bossano]?; Gibraltar Socialist Liberal Alliance or GSLA [Joe Bossano]? (includes SL and GLP)
Political pressure groups and leaders: Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association
International organization participation: 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: two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band
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