HauptstadtName: Fort-de-France geographische Koordinaten: 14 36 N, 61 05 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); Prefect Yves DASSONVILLE (seit dem 14 January 2004); note - took office 8 February 2004 Regierungschef: Staatspräsident of the General Council Claude LISE (seit dem 22 March 1992); Staatspräsident of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (seit dem NA March 1998) 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 for six-year terms |