Curacao Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Willemstad
coordenadas geográficas: 12 06 N, 68 55 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

División administrativa

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Independencia

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Feriado nacional

Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 Abril (1909 and 1980)

Constitución

Staatsregeling adoptada by island council 5 Septiembre 2010; entered into force 10 Octubre 2010; revisada Kingdom Charter pending

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (desde 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (desde 10 October 2010)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Gerrit SCHOTTE (desde 10 October 2010)
cabinet: Executive Council
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the parliament