Antigua y Barbuda Perfil Gobierno 2019

nombre: Saint John's

coordenadas geográficas: 17 07 N, 61 51 W

diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

6 parishes and 2 dependencies*; Barbuda*, Redonda*, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mary, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, Saint Philip

1 Noviembre 1981 (from the UK)

Día de la Independencia, 1 Noviembre (1981)

history: several previous; latest presented 31 Julio 1981, efectiva 31 Octubre 1981 (The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981)

amendments: proposed by either house of Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, the establishment, power, and authority of the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court Order, and the procedure for amending the constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses, approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum, and assent to by the governor general; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by both houses; modificada 2009, 2011 (2018)

18 años de edad; universal

jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Rodney WILLIAMS (desde 14 August 2014)

jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Gaston BROWNE (desde 13 June 2014)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general