Nombre del Pa�s:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Gibraltar

C�digo: GI

Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK

Tipo de Gobierno: NA

Capital: Gibraltar

Divisiones Administrativas: none (overseas territory of the UK)

Independencia: none (overseas territory of the UK)

Feriado Nacional: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)

Constituci�n: 30 May 1969

Sistema Legal: English law

Sufragio: 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more

Rama Ejecutiva:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief, the Right Honorable Sir Richard LUCE (since 24 February 1997); note - a new governor has been appointed and will arrive in March 2000
head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister
note: there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor

Rama Legislativa: unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officio members; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 10 February 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: percent of vote by party - SD 54%, GSLA 40%; seats by party - NA

Rama Judicial: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal

Partidos Pol�ticos y l�deres: Gibraltar Labor Party/Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights or GCL/AACR [Adolfo CANEPA]; Gibraltar Liberal Party or GLP (has become the Gibraltar National Party or NP) [Joe GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or SD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or SL [Joe BOSSANO]; Gibraltar Socialist Liberal Alliance or GSLA [Joe BOSSANO] (includes SL and GLP)

Grupos de presi�n Pol�ticos y l�deres: Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Housewives Association

Participaci�n de Organizaciones Internacionales: Interpol (subbureau)

Representantes Diplom�ticos en EU: none (overseas territory of the UK)

Representantes Dimplom�ticos de EU: none (overseas territory of the UK)

Descripci�n de la Bandera: 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