Court
Leaders:
Chief of State and Head of Government:
President George BUSH (since 20 January 1989); Vice President Dan QUAYLE
(since 20 January 1989)
Political parties and leaders:
Republican Party, Richard N. BOND, national committee chairman; Jeanie
AUSTIN, co-chairman; Democratic Party, Ronald H. BROWN, national committee
chairman; several other groups or parties of minor political significance
Suffrage:
universal at age 18
Elections:
President:
last held 8 November 1988 (next to be held 3 November 1992); results -
George BUSH (Republican Party) 53.37%, Michael DUKAKIS (Democratic Party)
45.67%, other 0.96%
Senate:
last held 6 November 1990 (next to be held 3 November 1992); results -
Democratic Party 51%, Republican Party 47%, other 2%; seats - (100 total)
Democratic Party 56, Republican Party 44
House of Representatives:
last held 6 November 1990 (next to be held 3 November 1992); results -
Democratic Party 52%, Republican Party 44%, other 4%; seats - (435 total)
Democratic Party 267, Republican Party 167, Socialist 1

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Communists:
Communist Party (claimed 15,000-20,000 members), Gus HALL, general
secretary; Socialist Workers Party (claimed 1,800 members), Jack BARNES,
national secretary
Member of:
AfDB, AG (observer), ANZUS, APEC, AsDB, BIS, CCC, COCOM, CP, CSCE, EBRD,
ECE, ECLAC, FAO, ESCAP, G-2, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NATO, NEA, OAS, OECD, PCA, SPC, UN,
UNCTAD, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UN Security Council, UN Trusteeship Council,
UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation:
US Representative to the UN, Ambassador Thomas R. PICKERING; Mission at 799
United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017; telephone (212) 415-4050, after
hours (212) 415-4444; FAX (212) 415-4443
Flag:
thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with
white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50
small white five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of
six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars
represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies;
known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the