| Capitale | nom: Castries coordonnées géographiques: 14 00 N, 61 00 W différence de temps: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: in 1785, the village of Carenage was renamed Castries, after Charles Eugene Gabriel de La Croix de Castries (1727-1801), who was then the French Minister of the Navy and Colonies |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 22 Février 1979 (from the UK) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 22 Février (1979) |
| Constitution | history: previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 Decembre 1978, effective 22 Février 1979 amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Assembly membership in the final reading and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to various constitutional sections, such as those on fundamental rights and freedoms, government finances, the judiciary, and procedures for amending the constitution, require at least three-quarters majority vote by the House and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments approved by the House but rejected by the Senate require a majority of votes cast in a referendum (2018) |
| 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 General Neville CENAC (depuis 12 January 2018) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Allen CHASTANET (depuis 7 June 2016) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by governor general |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
