Iles Cayman Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: George Town (on Grand Cayman)
coordonnées géographiques: 19 18 N, 81 23 W
différence de temps: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Fête de l'Indépendance

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Fête nationale

Constitution Day, first Monday in Juillet

Constitution

1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994

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 Stuart JACK (depuis 23 November 2005)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Leader of Government Business Kurt TIBBETTS (depuis 18 May 2005)
cabinet: Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly)
elections: the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or coalition is appointed by the governor Leader of Government Business