| Capitale | nom: Plymouth; note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, the de facto capital, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat coordonnées géographiques: 16 42 N, 62 13 W différence de temps: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology and note: now entirely deserted because of volcanic activity, the city was originally named after Plymouth, England; de jure, Plymouth remains the capital city of Montserrat; it is therefore the only ghost town that serves as the capital of a political entity |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Fête nationale | Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in Juin (1926) |
| Constitution | history: previous 1960; latest effective 1 Septembre 2010 (The Montserrat Constitution Order 2010) amendments: amended 2011 (2018) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Andrew PEARCE (depuis 1 February 2018) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Premier Donaldson ROMERO (depuis 12 September 2014); note - effective with The Constitution Order 2010, effective October 2010, the office of premier replaced the office of chief minister cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, the premier, 3 other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually becomes premier |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
