Bermuda Government

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Country Name	Bermuda
Full Country Name	none
Former Name	Somers Islands
Etymology- history of name	the islands making up Bermuda are named after Juan de BERMUDEZ, an early 16th century Spanish sea captain and the first European explorer of the archipelago
Government Type	Overseas Territory of the UK with limited self-government; parliamentary democracy
Capital Name	Hamilton
Capital - geographic coordinate	32 17 N, 64 47 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Daylight Savings Time	+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
National Holiday	Bermuda Day, 24 May; note - formerly known as Victoria Day, Empire Day, and Commonwealth Day
Constitution	history: several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968 (Bermuda Constitution Order 1968) amendments: proposal procedure - NA; passage by an Order in Council in the UK; amended several times, last in 2012
Dependency Status	overseas territory of the UK

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Bermuda Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Rena LALGIE (since 14 December 2020) previous Queen ELIZABETH II (6 February 1952 - 8 September 2022) head of government: Premier David BURT (since 19 July 2017) cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor
Citizenship Criteria:	citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of the UK dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Legal System:	English common law
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	description: bicameral Parliament consists of: Senate (11 seats; 3 members appointed by the governor, 5 by the premier, and 3 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms) House of Assembly (36 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve up to 5-year terms) elections: Senate - last appointments in 2022 (next appointments in 2027) House of Assembly - last held on 1 October 2020 (next to be held by 2025) election results: Senate - composition as of October 2023 - men 4, women 7, percent of women 63.6% House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - PLP 62.1%, OBA 32.3%, other 5.4%, independent 0.2%; seats by party - PLP 30, OBA 6; composition as of October 2023 - men 26, women 9, percent of women 25%; note - total Parliament percent of women as of September 2023 - 34%
Judicial Branch:	highest court(s): Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 4 puisne judges, and 1 associate justice); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the court of final appeal judge selection and term of office: Court of Appeal justice appointed by the governor; justice tenure by individual appointment; Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission and appointed by the governor; judge tenure based on terms of appointment subordinate courts: commercial court (began in 2006); magistrates' courts
Regions or States:	9 parishes and 2 municipalities* Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George, Saint George's, Sandys, Smith's, Southampton, Warwick
Political Parties and Leaders:	Free Democratic Movement or FDM [Marc A. R. BEAN] One Bermuda Alliance or OBA [N. H. Cole SIMONS] Progressive Labor Party or PLP [E. David BURT]
International Law Organization Participation:	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International Organization Participation:	Caricom (associate), ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UPU, WCO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	chief of mission: Consul General Karen GRISSETTE (since 6 July 2021) embassy: US Consulate Bermuda, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire, DV 03, Bermuda mailing address: 5300 Hamilton Place, Washington, DC 20520-5300 telephone: (441) 295-1342 FAX: (441) 295-1592 email address and website: HamiltonConsulate@state.gov https://bm.usconsulate.gov/ consulate(s) general: 16 Middle Road, Devonshire DV O3

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