| Hauptstadt | Name: Road Town geographische Koordinaten: 18 25 N, 64 37 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: name refers to the nautical term "roadstead" or "roads," a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swells |
| Unabhängigkeit | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Territory Day, 1 Juli (1956) |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest effective 15 Juni 2007 (The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Gus JASPERT (seit dem 22 August 2017) Regierungschef: Premier Andrew FAHIE (seit dem 26 February 2019) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
