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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Isle of Man
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| Dependency status: |
British crown dependency
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| Government type: |
parliamentary democracy
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| Administrative divisions: |
there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
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| Independence: |
none (British crown dependency)
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| National holiday: |
Tynwald Day, 5 July
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| Constitution: |
unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution
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| Legal system: |
English common law and Manx statute
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| Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His Excellency Sir Timothy DAUNT (since 27 October 1995)
head of government:
Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 3 December 1996)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers
elections:
the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 3 December 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)
election results:
Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald
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| Legislative branch: |
bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (a 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
House of Keys - last held 21 November 1996 (next to be held NA November 2001)
election results:
House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - independents 24
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| Judicial branch: |
High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
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| Political parties and leaders: |
there is no party system; members sit as independents
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
none
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| International organization participation: |
none
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (British crown dependency)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (British crown dependency)
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| Flag description: |
red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
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