| People | Gibraltar |
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Country name:
 | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gibraltar |
Dependency status:
 | overseas territory of the UK |
Government type:
 | NA |
Capital:
 | name: Gibraltar geographic coordinates: 36 08 N, 5 21 W time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Administrative divisions:
 | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Dependent areas:
 | void |
Independence:
 | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
National holiday:
 | National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain |
Constitution:
 | 5 June 2006; came into force 2 January 2007 |
Legal system:
 | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
Suffrage:
 | 18 years of age; universal; and British citizens who have been residents six months or more |
Executive branch:
 | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir Robert FULTON (since 27 October 2006) head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 17 elected members of the Parliament by the governor in consultation with the chief minister elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor |
Legislative branch:
 | unicameral Parliament (18 seats: 17 members elected by popular vote, 1 for the Speaker appointed by Parliament; to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 11 October 2007 (next to be held not later than October 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 49.3%, GSLP 31.8%, Gibraltar Liberal Party 13.6%; seats by party - GSD 10, GSLP 4, Gibraltar Liberal Party 3 |
Judicial branch:
 | Supreme Court; Court of Appeal |
Political parties and leaders:
 | Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO] |
Political pressure groups and leaders:
 | Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Women's Association |
International organization participation:
 | Interpol (subbureau), UPU |
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 |
Government - note:
 | void |
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