Bahamas Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Nassau
coordinate geografiche: 25 05 N, 77 21 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November

Indipendenza

10 Luglio 1973 (from UK)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 10 Luglio (1973)

Costituzione

10 Luglio 1973

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Arthur D. HANNA (da allora 1 February 2006)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM (da allora 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