Bahamas Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Nassau
coordenadas geográficas: 25 05 N, 77 21 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

Independencia

10 Julio 1973 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 10 Julio (1973)

Constitución

10 Julio 1973

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Arthur D. HANNA (desde 1 February 2006)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM (desde 4 May 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the prime minister's recommendation
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister