Capitale | nome: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) coordinate geografiche: 21 28 N, 71 08 W differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Indipendenza | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Festa nazionale | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in Giugno |
Costituzione | history: several previous; latest signed 7 Agosto 2012, effective 15 Ottobre 2012 (The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) amendments: NA |
Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Nigel DAKIN (da allora 15 July 2019) capo di governo: Premier Sharlene CARTWRIGHT-ROBINSON (da allora 20 December 2016); first female Premier of Turks and Caicos cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor from among members of the House of Assembly elections/appointments: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019