!!!Anguilla: Government
||Country name|''conventional long form'': none \\ ''conventional short form'': Anguilla \\ ''etymology'': the name Anguilla means "eel" in various Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French) and likely derives from the island's lengthy shape \\ 
||Dependency status|overseas territory of the UK
||Government type|parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK
||Capital|The Valley[{GoogleMap location='The Valley' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 18 13 N, 63 03 W \\ ''time difference'': UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\ 
||Administrative divisions|none (overseas territory of the UK)
||Independence|none (overseas territory of the UK)
||National holiday|Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)
||Constitution|several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990 (2016)
||Legal system|common law based on the English model
||Citizenship|see United Kingdom
||Suffrage|18 years of age; universal
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Christina SCOTT (since 23 July 2013) \\ ''head of government'': Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010) \\ ''cabinet'': Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly \\ ''elections/appointments'': the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor \\ 
||Legislative branch|''description'': unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; seven members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, two appointed by the governor, and two ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms) \\ ''elections'': last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2015) \\ ''election results'': percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1 \\ 
||Judicial branch|''highest court(s)'': the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Anguilla; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; High Court judges reside in 7 member states, though none resides on Anguilla \\ ''judge selection and term of office'': Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62 \\ ''subordinate courts'': Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court \\ 
||Political parties and leaders|Anguilla United Front or AUF (Victor BANKS) (an alliance of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA) \\ Anguilla United Movement or AUM (Dr. Ellis WEBSTER) \\ Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE (Sutcliffe HODGE)
||International organization participation|Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), 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 Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace; the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope; the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength
||National symbol(s)|dolphin
||National anthem|''name'': "God Bless Anguilla" \\ ''lyrics/music'': Alex RICHARDSON \\  \\ ''__note__'': local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom) \\