Guadalupa Governo Profilo 2006

Capitale

nome: Basse-Terre
coordinate geografiche: 16 00 N, 61 44 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

none (overseas department of France)

Festa nazionale

Bastille Day, 14 Luglio (1789)

Costituzione

4 Ottobre 1958 (French Constitution)

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Jacques CHIRAC of France (da allora 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (da allora 12 June 2006)
capo di governo: Presidente of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (da allora 26 March 2001); Presidente of the Regional Council Victorin LUREL (da allora 2 April 2004)
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 Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils
election results: NA