Niederländische Antillen Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Willemstad (on Curacao)
geographische Koordinaten: 12 06 N, 68 56 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

29 Dezember 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (seit dem 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (seit dem 1 July 2002)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (seit dem 26 March 2006)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature)
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a six-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the Staten; election last held 27 January 2006 (next to be held by 2010)
note: government coalition - PAR, PNP, DP-St. M, UPB, WIPM Saba, DP-St. E