| Capital | nombre: Saint Peter Port coordenadas geográficas: 49 27 N, 2 32 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: Saint Peter Port is the name of the town and its surrounding parish; the "port" distinguishes this parish from that of Saint Peter on the other side of the island |
| División administrativa | none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes: Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale note: two additional parishes for Guernsey are sometimes listed - the parish of Saint Anne on the island of Alderney and the parish of Saint Peter on the island of Sark - but they are generally not included in the enumeration of parishes |
| Independencia | none (British crown dependency) |
| Feriado nacional | Liberation Day, 9 Mayo (1945) |
| Constitución | history: unwritten; includes royal charters, statutes, and common law and practice amendments: new laws or changes to existing laws are initiated by the States of Deliberation; passage requires majority vote (2018) |
| Sufragio | 16 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant-Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (desde 14 March 2016) jefe de gobierno: Chief Minister Gavin ST PIER (desde 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (desde 23 March 2012); note - the chief minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto jefe de gobierno; the Policy and Resources Committee, elected by the States of Deliberation, functions as the executive; the 5 members all have equal voting rights cabinet: none elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch; chief minister, who is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee indirectly elected by the States of Deliberation for a 4-year term; last held on 6 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020) election results: Gavin ST PIER (independent) elected president of the Policy and Resources Committee and chief minister |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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