Antigua e Barbuda Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Saint John's
coordinate geografiche: 17 07 N, 61 51 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

1 Novembre 1981 (from UK)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza (National Day), 1 Novembre (1981)

Costituzione

1 Novembre 1981

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Louisse LAKE-TACK (da allora 17 July 2007)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (da allora 24 March 2004)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general chosen by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; 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