_#_Legal system: English common law and statute law
_#_National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second Saturday of June)
_#_Executive branch: monarch, governor, Executive Council (cabinet), chief minister
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State—Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor David TAYLOR (since NA 1990);
Head of Government—Chief Minister John A. OSBORNE (since NA 1978)
_#_Political parties and leaders:
People's Liberation Movement (PLM), John OSBORNE;
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Howell BRAMBLE;
United National Front (UNF), Dr. George IRISH;
National Development Party (NDP), Bertrand OSBORNE
_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18