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Country name | conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy
conventional short form: Saint Barthelemy
local long form: Collectivite doutre mer de Saint-Barthelemy
local short form: Saint-Barthelemy |
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Capital | name: Gustavia
geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight savings: +1 hour, starts 20 March and ends 17 October |
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Independence | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
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National holiday | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August |
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Constitution | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
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Legal system | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
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Suffrage | 18 years of age, universal |
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Executive branch | chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007)
head of government: President of the Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007)
cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council
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; president of the Territorial Council is elected by the members of the Council for a five-year term
election results: Bruno MAGRAS unanimously elected president by the Territorial Council on 16 July 2007 |
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Legislative branch | unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held July 2012)
election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%, other 27.8%; seats by party - SBA 16, other 3 |
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Political parties and leaders | Saint-Barth dAbord! or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS] |
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International organization participation | UPU |
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Diplomatic representation in the us | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
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Diplomatic representation from the us | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
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Flag description | the flag of France is used |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007