Curacao Regierung Profil 2012

Hauptstadt

Name: Willemstad
geographische Koordinaten: 12 06 N, 68 55 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Nationalfeiertag

Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980)

Konstitution

Staatsregeling adopted by island council 5 September 2010; entered into force 10 Oktober 2010; revised Kingdom Charter pending

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (seit dem 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (seit dem 10 October 2010)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Gerrit SCHOTTE (seit dem 10 October 2010)
cabinet: Executive Council
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the parliament