_#_Constitution: 24 September 1979; suspended 31 December 1981
_#_Legal system: based on English common law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
_#_Executive branch: chairman of the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC), PNDC, Cabinet
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly dissolved after 31 December 1981 coup, and legislative powers were assumed by the Provisional National Defense Council
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State and Head of Government—Chairman of the Provisional National Defense Council Flt. Lt. (Ret.) Jerry John RAWLINGS (since 31 December 1981)
_#_Political parties and leaders: none; political parties outlawed after 31 December 1981 coup
_#_Suffrage: none