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
Capital:name: Gustavia
Geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W
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; prefectappointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministryof Interior; president of the Territorial Council is elected by themembers 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) electionresults: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16,Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1, TousUnis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1
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 pourSaint-Barthelemy [Karine MIOT-RICHARD]
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
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