Reunión Gobierno Perfil 2006

Capital

nombre: Saint-Denis
coordenadas geográficas: 20 52 S, 55 28 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

none (overseas department of France)

Feriado nacional

Bastille Day, 14 Julio (1789)

Constitución

4 Octubre 1958 (French Constitution)

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Jacques CHIRAC of France (desde 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Pierre-Henry MACCIONI (desde 28 August 2006)
jefe de gobierno: Presidente of the General Council Nassimah DINDAR (desde NA March 2004) and Presidente of the Regional Council Paul VERGES (desde NA March 1993)
cabinet: NA
elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils