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Capital
nombre: Saint Peter Port
coordenadas geográficas: 49 27 N, 2 32 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: Saint Peter Port is the name of the town and its surrounding parish; the "port" distinguishes this parish from that of Saint Peter on the other side of the island
División administrativa
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes: Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale

note: two additional parishes for Guernsey are sometimes listed - the parish of Saint Anne on the island of Alderney and the parish of Saint Peter on the island of Sark - but they are generally not included in the enumeration of parishes

Independencia
none (British crown dependency)
Feriado nacional
Liberation Day, 9 Mayo (1945)
Constitución
history: unwritten; includes royal charters, statutes, and common law and practice
amendments: new laws or changes to existing laws are initiated by the States of Deliberation; passage requires majority vote (2018)
Sufragio
16 años de edad; universal
Poder Executivo
jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant-Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (desde 14 March 2016)
jefe de gobierno: Chief Minister Gavin ST PIER (desde 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (desde 23 March 2012); note - the chief minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto jefe de gobierno; the Policy and Resources Committee, elected by the States of Deliberation, functions as the executive; the 5 members all have equal voting rights
cabinet: none
elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch; chief minister, who is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee indirectly elected by the States of Deliberation for a 4-year term; last held on 6 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)
election results: Gavin ST PIER (independent) elected president of the Policy and Resources Committee and chief minister

Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Diciembre 31, 2019