Neukaledonien Regierung Profil 2012

Hauptstadt

Name: Noumea
geographische Koordinaten: 22 16 S, 166 27 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled to take place between 2014 and 2018

Nationalfeiertag

Bastille Day, 14 Juli (1789); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)

Konstitution

4 Oktober 1958 (French Constitution)

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Francois HOLLANDE (seit dem 15 May 2012); represented by High Commissioner Albert DUPUY (seit dem 6 October 2010)
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident of the Government Harold MARTIN (seit dem 3 March 2011); note - seit dem 3 March 2011, three different governments of Harold MARTIN have collapsed over the choice of a flag that will be used while it is being decolonized; Staatspräsident MARTIN is head of a caretaker government
cabinet: Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the government elected by the members of the Territorial Congress for a five-year term (no term limits); note - last election held on 10 June 2011 (next to be held June 2016)