85); largest union is Bermuda
Industrial Union

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: none

_#_Type: dependent territory of the UK

_#_Capital: Hamilton

_#_Administrative divisions: 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*;
Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*,
Saint George's, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick

_#_Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)

_#_Constitution: 8 June 1968

_#_Legal system: English law

_#_National holiday: Bermuda Day, 22 May

_#_Executive branch: British monarch, governor, deputy governor,
premier, deputy premier, Executive Council (cabinet)

_#_Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of an upper house
or Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor Sir Desmond LANGLEY (since NA October 1988);

Head of Government--Premier John William David SWAN (since NA
January 1982)

_#_Political parties and leaders:
United Bermuda Party (UBP), John W. D. SWAN;
Progressive Labor Party (PLP), Frederick WADE;
National Liberal Party (NLP), Gilbert DARRELL

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 21

_#_Elections:

House of Assembly--last held 9 February 1989 (next to be
held by February 1994); results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(40 total) UBP 23, PLP 15, NLP 1, other 1

_#_Communists: negligible

_#_Other political or pressure groups: Bermuda Industrial Union (BIU),
headed by Ottiwell SIMMONS

_#_Member of: CARICOM (observer), ICFTU, IOC

_#_Diplomatic representation: as a dependent territory of the UK,
Bermuda's interests in the US are represented by the UK;

US--Consul General L. Ebersole GAINES; Consulate General at
Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire, Hamilton (mailing address is
P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX, or FPO New York 09560-5300); telephone
(809) 295-1342

_#_Flag: red with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant
and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and blue shield with a red lion
holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off
Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag

_*_Economy
_#_Overview: Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in
the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing luxury
tourist facilities and financial services. The tourist industry attracts