Martinica Governo Profilo 2006

Capitale

nome: Fort-de-France
coordinate geografiche: 14 36 N, 61 05 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); Prefect Yves DASSONVILLE (da allora 14 January 2004); note - took office 8 February 2004
capo di governo: Presidente of the General Council Claude LISE (da allora 22 March 1992); Presidente of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (da allora NA March 1998)
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 for six-year terms