HauptstadtName: Basse-Terre geographische Koordinaten: 16 00 N, 61 44 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Unabhängigkeitnone (overseas department of France) NationalfeiertagBastille Day, 14 Juli (1789) Konstitution4 Oktober 1958 (French Constitution) Wahlrecht18 Jahre; universal ExekutiveStaatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Jacques CHIRAC of France (seit dem 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (seit dem 12 June 2006) Regierungschef: Staatspräsident of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (seit dem 26 March 2001); Staatspräsident of the Regional Council Victorin LUREL (seit dem 2 April 2004) cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils election results: NA |