Antille olandesi Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Willemstad (on Curacao)
coordinate geografiche: 12 06 N, 68 56 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Festa nazionale

Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 Aprile (1909 and 1980)

Costituzione

29 Dicembre 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (da allora 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (da allora 1 July 2002)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (da allora 26 March 2006)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature)
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a six-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the Staten; election last held 27 January 2006 (next to be held by 2010)
note: government coalition - PAR, PNP, DP-St. M, UPB, WIPM Saba, DP-St. E