| Capital | nombre: Adamstown coordenadas geográficas: 25 04 S, 130 05 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: named after John Adams (1767–1829), the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790 |
| División administrativa | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Independencia | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Feriado nacional | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in Junio (1926); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 Julio (1767) |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest drafted 10 Febrero 2010, presented 17 Febrero 2010, efectiva 4 Marzo 2010 |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal with three years residency |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Laura CLARK (desde 25 January 2018) jefe de gobierno: Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Shawn CHRISTIAN (desde 9 November 2016) cabinet: none elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 9 November 2016 (next to be held not later than December 2019) election results: Shawn CHRISTIAN reelected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Diciembre 31, 2019
