Anguilla Government

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Country Name	Anguilla
Full Country Name	None
Etymology- history of name	The name Anguilla means "eel" in various Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French) and likely derives from the island's lengthy shape.
Government Type	Parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK.
Capital Name	The Valley
Capital - geographic coordinate	18 13 N, 63 03 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	None (overseas territory of the UK)
National Holiday	Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)
Constitution	Several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Dependency Status	Overseas territory of the UK

Anguilla Capital City Map

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Anguilla Government and Politics

Who is the president of Anguilla?

Executive Branch:	Chief of State: King Charles Philip Arthur George III (Since 8 September 2022) previous Queen ELIZABETH II (6 February 1952 - 8 September 2022) ; represented by Governor Tim FOY (since August 2017) Head of Government: Chief Minister Victor BANKS (since 23 April 2015) Cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly Elections/Appointments: The monarchy is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor
Citizenship Criteria:	See United Kingdom
Legal System:	Common law based on the English model
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	Description: Unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 2 appointed by the governor, and 2 ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms) Elections: Last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020) Election Results: Percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1; composition - men 8, women 3, percent of women 27.3%
Judicial Branch:	Highest Court(s): The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, though none on Anguilla Judge Selection and Term of Office: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 Subordinate Courts: Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court
Regions or States:	None (overseas territory of the UK)
Political Parties and Leaders:	Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP Anguilla National Alliance or ANA Anguilla United Front or AUF [Victor BANKS] (an alliance ADP and ANA) Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Dr. Ellis WEBSTER] Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE [Sutcliffe HODGE]
International Organization Participation:	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	None (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	None (overseas territory of the UK)

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