Barbados - Gobierno - Perfil - 2000

Capital

Bridgetown

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 Owen Seymour ARTHUR (desde 6 September 1994); Deputy Prime Minister Billie MILLER (desde 6 September 1994)
cabinet:Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections:none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; prime minister appointed by the governor general