| Capital | nombre: Kingston coordenadas geográficas: 18 00 N, 76 48 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the name is a blending of the words "king's" and "town"; the English king at the time of the city's founding in 1692 was William III |
| División administrativa | 14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation |
| Independencia | 6 Agosto 1962 (from the UK) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 6 Agosto (1962) |
| Constitución | history: several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 Julio 1962, entered into force 6 Agosto 1962 (at independence) amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments to "non-entrenched" constitutional sections, such as lowering the voting age, requires majority vote by the Parliament membership; passage of amendments to "entrenched" sections, such as fundamental rights and freedoms, requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; passage of amendments to "specially entrenched" sections such as the dissolution of Parliament or the executive authority of the monarch requires two-thirds approval by Parliament and approval in a referendum; modificada many times, last in 2017 (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Patrick L. ALLEN (desde 26 February 2009) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Andrew HOLNESS (desde 3 March 2016) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Representatives is appointed prime minister by the governor general |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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