Martinica Gobierno Perfil 2006

Capital

nombre: Fort-de-France
coordenadas geográficas: 14 36 N, 61 05 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

none (overseas department of France)

Feriado nacional

Bastille Day, 14 Julio (1789)

Constitución

4 Octubre 1958 (French Constitution)

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Jacques CHIRAC of France (desde 17 May 1995); Prefect Yves DASSONVILLE (desde 14 January 2004); note - took office 8 February 2004
jefe de gobierno: Presidente of the General Council Claude LISE (desde 22 March 1992); Presidente of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (desde NA March 1998)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils for six-year terms