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| Hauptstadt | Name: Philipsburg
geographische Koordinaten: 18 1 N, 63 2 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
| | Unabhängigkeit | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
| | Nationalfeiertag | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday
| | Konstitution | Staatsregeling, 10 Oktober 2010; revised Kingdom Charter pending previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 21 Juli 2010, entered into force 10 Oktober 2010 (regulates governance of Sint Maarten but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in Oktober 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
| | Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal
| | Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (seit dem 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Eugene HOLIDAY (seit dem 10 October 2010)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister William MARLIN (seit dem 19 November 2015)
cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the governor-general
elections/appointments: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the legislature
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