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Since the 16th century, Sark has been ruled by a hereditary seigneur or dame and the island's flag is also that of the seigneur. The two lions in the canton (top left-hand corner) are taken from the arms of nearby Normandy.

One of the Channel Islands, 10 km/6 mi east of Guernsey; area 5 sq km/2 sq mi; population (2001) 644.

There is no town or village. It is divided into Great and Little Sark, linked by an isthmus, and is of great natural beauty. The Seigneurie of Sark was established by Elizabeth I, the ruler being known as Seigneur/Dame, and has its own parliament, the Chief Pleas.

There is no income tax, divorce and cars are forbidden, and immigration is controlled.
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Quite simply we had democracy, it arrived through the ballot box here on Wednesday, and the vote hasn't gone in their favour," Paul Armorgie, a member of the newly-elected Chief Pleas, or parliament, told BBC radio.
Tycoons pull plug on Sark after poll slap by AFP / AFP European Edition
Now that we have a fully elected, fully democratic Chief Pleas and the constitutional issues are all but settled, we can concentrate on domestic issues which have been put on the back burner for so long," he said.
Tycoons close businesses after British island poll: reports by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The seigneur is the head of the government, while the seneschal is Sark's chief judge and the president of the Chief Pleas.
Billionaires angry at island vote by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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