Barbados Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Bridgetown
coordenadas geográficas: 13 06 N, 59 37 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

30 Noviembre 1966 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 30 Noviembre (1966)

Constitución

30 Noviembre 1966

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Clifford Straughn HUSBANDS (desde 1 June 1996)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister David THOMPSON (desde 16 January 2008)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
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