Giamaica Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Kingston
coordinate geografiche: 18 00 N, 76 48 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

6 Agosto 1962 (from UK)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 6 Agosto (1962)

Costituzione

6 Agosto 1962

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Kenneth O. HALL (da allora 15 February 2006)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Bruce GOLDING (da allora 11 September 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition in the House of Representatives is appointed prime minister by the governor general; the deputy prime minister is recommended by the prime minister