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Administrative divisions none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Capital city	Douglas
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	54 09 N, 4 29 W
Constitution unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Executive branch > Cabinet	Council of Ministers
Executive branch > Chief of state Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul K. HADDACKS (since 17 October 2005)
Executive branch > Election results House of Keys speaker Tony BROWN elected chief minister by the Tynwald
Executive branch > Head of government Chief Minister Tony BROWN (since 14 December 2006)
Flag description red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
Government type	parliamentary democracy
Independence none (British crown dependency)
International organization participation	UPU
Judicial branch High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and Manx statutes
Legislative branch bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; members composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
National holiday	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Political parties and leaders Alliance for Progressive Government; Liberal Vannin Party [Peter KARRAN]; Man Labor Party; Man Nationalist Party (Mec Vannin) [Bernard MOFFATT]; note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders Alliance for Progressive Government or APG (a government watchdog); Mec Vannin (political party advocating a sovereign state and environment policies); note - has only had one member elected to the Tynwald
Suffrage 16 years of age; universal
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	none

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