Isole Falkland Governo Profilo 2012

Capitale

nome: Stanley
coordinate geografiche: 51 42 S, 57 51 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends third Sunday in April; note - DST will be observed throughout 2011 on a trial basis

Indipendenza

none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)

Costituzione

1 Gennaio 2009

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952)
capo di governo: Governor Nigel HAYWOOD (da allora 16 October 2010) is the Queen's representative; Chief Executive Keith PADGETT (da allora 1 February 2012)
cabinet: Executive Council; three members elected by the Legislative Council, two ex officio members (chief executive and the financial secretary), and the governor; the governor must obey the rulings of the Executive Council on domestic affairs
elections: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief executive appointed by the governor