Bahamas Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Nassau
coordonnées géographiques: 25 05 N, 77 21 W
différence de temps: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

Fête de l'Indépendance

10 Juillet 1973 (from UK)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 10 Juillet (1973)

Constitution

10 Juillet 1973

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Arthur D. HANNA (depuis 1 February 2006)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM (depuis 4 May 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the prime minister's recommendation
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister