Nouvelle-Calédonie Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Noumea
coordonnées géographiques: 22 16 S, 166 27 E
différence de temps: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Fête de l'Indépendance

none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014

Fête nationale

Bastille Day, 14 Juillet (1789)

Constitution

4 Octobre 1958 (French Constitution)

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président Nicolas SARKOZY (depuis 16 May 2007); represented by High Commissioner Yves DASSONVILLE (depuis 9 November 2007)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président of the Government Harold MARTIN (depuis 7 August 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet consisting of 11 members elected from and by the Territorial Congress
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the government elected by the members of the Territorial Congress for a five-year term (no term limits); note - last election held 7 August 2007 when Harold MARTIN was elected following the resignation of Marie-Noelle THEMEREAU as president on 24 July 2007 (next to be held in 2012)