Riunione Governo Profilo 2006

Capitale

nome: Saint-Denis
coordinate geografiche: 20 52 S, 55 28 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+4 (9 hours 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 Pierre-Henry MACCIONI (da allora 28 August 2006)
capo di governo: Presidente of the General Council Nassimah DINDAR (da allora NA March 2004) and Presidente of the Regional Council Paul VERGES (da allora 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