Barbados Governo Profilo 2012

Capitale

nome: Bridgetown
coordinate geografiche: 13 06 N, 59 37 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

30 Novembre 1966 (from the UK)

Costituzione

30 Novembre 1966

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Elliot BELGRAVE (da allora 1 June 2012)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Fruendel STUART (da allora 23 October 2010)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections: the monarchy 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