Capitale | nome: George Town (on Grand Cayman) coordinate geografiche: 19 18 N, 81 23 W differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: named after English King George III (1760-1820) |
Indipendenza | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Festa nazionale | Constitution Day, the first Monday in Luglio (1959) |
Costituzione | history: several previous; latest approved 10 Giugno 2009, entered into force 6 Novembre 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) amendments: amended several times, last in 2016 (2018) |
Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Martyn ROPER (da allora 29 October 2018) capo di governo: Premier Alden MCLAUGHLIN (da allora 29 May 2013) cabinet: Cabinet selected from the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition appointed premier by the governor |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019