Capital | nombre: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) coordenadas geográficas: 21 28 N, 71 08 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
División administrativa | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Independencia | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Feriado nacional | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in Junio |
Constitución | history: several previous; latest signed 7 Agosto 2012, efectiva 15 Octubre 2012 (The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) amendments: NA |
Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Nigel DAKIN (desde 15 July 2019) jefe de gobierno: Premier Sharlene CARTWRIGHT-ROBINSON (desde 20 December 2016); first female Premier of Turks and Caicos cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor from among members of the House of Assembly elections/appointments: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Diciembre 31, 2019