| Hauptstadt | Name: Port of Spain geographische Koordinaten: 10 39 N, 61 31 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the name dates to the period of Spanish colonial rule (16th to late 18th centuries) when the city was referred to as "Puerto de Espana"; the name was anglicized following the British capture of Trinidad in 1797 |
| Unabhängigkeit | 31 August 1962 (from the UK) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 31 August (1962) |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1962; latest 1976 amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments affecting constitutional provisions, such as human rights and freedoms or citizenship, requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses and assent of the president; passage of amendments, such as the powers and authorities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, and the procedure for amending the constitution, requires at least three-quarters majority vote by the House membership, two-thirds majority vote by the Senate membership, and assent of the president; amended many times, last in 2007 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Paula-Mae WEEKES (seit dem 19 March 2018) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Keith ROWLEY (seit dem 9 September 2015) cabinet: Cabinet appointed from among members of Parliament elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by an electoral college of selected Senate and House of Representatives members for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 19 January 2018 (next to be held by February 2023); the president usually appoints the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives as prime minister election results: Paula-Mae WEEKES (independent) elected president; ran unopposed and was elected without a vote; she is Trinidad and Tabago's first female head of state |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
