!!!Pitcairn Islands: Government
||Country name|''conventional long form'': Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands \\ ''conventional short form'': Pitcairn Islands \\ ''etymology'': named after Midshipman Robert PITCAIRN who first sighted the island in 1767 \\ 
||Dependency status|overseas territory of the UK
||Government type|parliamentary democracy (Island Council); overseas territory of the UK
||Capital|Adamstown[{GoogleMap location='Adamstown' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 25 04 S, 130 05 W \\ ''time difference'': UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\ 
||Administrative divisions|none (overseas territory of the UK)
||Independence|none (overseas territory of the UK)
||National holiday|Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day, 2 July (1767)
||Constitution|several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2016)
||Legal system|local island by-laws
||Citizenship|see United Kingdom
||Suffrage|18 years of age; universal with three years residency
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Jonathan SINCLAIR (since August 2014); Commissioner (nonresident) Leslie JAQUES (since September 2003) serves as liaison between the governor and the Island Council \\ ''head of government'': Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Shawn CHRISTIAN (since 13 November 2013) \\ ''cabinet'': none \\ ''elections/appointments'': the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 12 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2016) \\ ''election results'': Shawn CHRISTIAN elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote count in third round - Shawn CHRISTIAN 20, Simon YOUNG 19 \\ 
||Legislative branch|''description'': unicameral Island Council (10 seats; 4 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 1 nominated by the elected Council members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 3 ex-officio members - the governor, deputy governor, and commissioner; elected members serve 1-year terms) \\ ''elections'': last held on 13 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2015) \\ ''election results'': percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent \\ 
||Judicial branch|''highest resident court(s)'': Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice (ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) \\ ''judge selection and term of office'': all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 75 \\ ''subordinate courts'': Magistrate's Court \\ 
||Political parties and leaders|none
||Political pressure groups and leaders|none
||International organization participation|SPC, UPU
||Diplomatic representation in the US|none (overseas territory of the UK)
||Diplomatic representation from the US|none (overseas territory of the UK)
||Flag description|blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty); sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a slip of miro (a local plant)
||National anthem|''name'': "We From Pitcairn Island" \\ ''lyrics/music'': unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN \\  \\ ''__note__'': serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom) \\