| People | Saint Barthelemy |
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
Country name:
 | conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy conventional short form: Saint Barthelemy local long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy local short form: Saint-Barthelemy |
Dependency status:
 | overseas collectivity of France |
Government type:
 | void |
Capital:
 | name: Gustavia geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
Administrative divisions:
 | void |
Dependent areas:
 | void |
Independence:
 | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
National holiday:
 | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August |
Constitution:
 | 4 October 1958 (French Constitution) |
Legal system:
 | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
Suffrage:
 | 18 years of age, universal |
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 |
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%, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1 |
Judicial branch:
 | void |
Political parties and leaders:
 | Action-Equilibre-Transparence [Maxime DESOUCHES]; Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy [Benoit CHAUVIN]; Saint-Barth d'Abord! or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS]; Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy [Karine MIOT-RICHARD] |
Political pressure groups and leaders:
 | void |
International organization participation:
 | UPU |
Diplomatic representation in the US:
 | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
Diplomatic representation from the US:
 | none (overseas collectivity of France) |
Flag description:
 | the flag of France is used |
Government - note:
 | void |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|