Barbade Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Bridgetown
coordonnées géographiques: 13 06 N, 59 37 W
différence de temps: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Fête de l'Indépendance

30 Novembre 1966 (from UK)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 30 Novembre (1966)

Constitution

30 Novembre 1966

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Clifford Straughn HUSBANDS (depuis 1 June 1996)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister David THOMPSON (depuis 16 January 2008)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister