Capitale | nom: Jamestown coordonnées géographiques: 15 56 S, 5 43 W différence de temps: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: founded in 1659 and named after James, Duke of York, who would become King James II of England (r. 1785-1788) |
Fête de l'Indépendance | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Fête nationale | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, third Monday in Avril (1926) |
Constitution | history: several previous; latest effective 1 Septembre 2009 (St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order, 2009) |
Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans |
Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Governor Philip RUSHBROOK (depuis 11 May 2019) cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council elections/appointments: none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch note: the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha appointed by the governor |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019