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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Commonwealth of Dominica
conventional short form:
Dominica
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| Government type: |
parliamentary democracy; republic within the Commonwealth
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| Administrative divisions: |
10 parishes; Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul, Saint Peter
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| Independence: |
3 November 1978 (from UK)
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| National holiday: |
Independence Day, 3 November (1978)
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| Constitution: |
3 November 1978
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| Legal system: |
based on English common law
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President Vernon Lordon SHAW (since 6 October 1998)
head of government:
Prime Minister Pierre CHARLES (since 1 October 2000); note - assumed post after death of Roosevelt DOUGLAS
cabinet:
Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister
elections:
president elected by the House of Assembly for a five-year term; election last held 6 October 1998 (next to be held NA October 2003); prime minister appointed by the president
election results:
Vernon Lordon SHAW elected president; percent of legislative vote - NA%
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral House of Assembly (30 seats, 9 appointed senators, 21 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held 31 January 2000 (next to be held by NA 2005)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -DLP 11, UWP 8, DFP 2
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| Judicial branch: |
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the Court of Appeal and the High Court (located in Saint Lucia; one of the six judges must reside in Dominica and preside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction)
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| Political parties and leaders: |
Dominica Freedom Party or DFP [Charles SAVARIN]; Dominica Labor Party or DLP [Pierre CHARLES]; United Workers Party or UWP [Edison JAMES]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
Dominica Liberation Movement or DLM (a small leftist party)
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| International organization participation: |
ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
chief of mission:
Ambassador Nicholas J. O. LIVERPOOL (resident in Dominica)
chancery:
3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
telephone:
[1] (202) 364-6781
FAX:
[1] (202) 364-6791
consulate(s) general:
New York
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
the US does not have an embassy in Dominica; US interests are served by the embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados
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| Flag description: |
green, with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a sisserou parrot encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow; the 10 stars represent the 10 administrative divisions (parishes)
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