| Hauptstadt | Name: Castries geographische Koordinaten: 14 00 N, 61 00 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: in 1785, the village of Carenage was renamed Castries, after Charles Eugene Gabriel de La Croix de Castries (1727-1801), who was then the French Minister of the Navy and Colonies |
| Unabhängigkeit | 22 Februar 1979 (from the UK) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 22 Februar (1979) |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 Dezember 1978, effective 22 Februar 1979 amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Assembly membership in the final reading and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to various constitutional sections, such as those on fundamental rights and freedoms, government finances, the judiciary, and procedures for amending the constitution, require at least three-quarters majority vote by the House and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments approved by the House but rejected by the Senate require a majority of votes cast in a referendum (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Neville CENAC (seit dem 12 January 2018) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Allen CHASTANET (seit dem 7 June 2016) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by governor general |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
