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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
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overseas collectivity of France
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name: Gustavia
geographic coordinates:
17 53 N, 62 51 W
time difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
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none (overseas collectivity of France)
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Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August
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4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
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the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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18 years of age, universal
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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
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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 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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unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held on 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held in 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
note:
Saint Barthelemy elects one seat to the French Senate; election last held on 21 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2014); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1
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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]
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The Marine Reserve (protection of fish); Rotary Club
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UPU, WFTU
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none (overseas collectivity of France)
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none (overseas collectivity of France)
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the flag of France is used
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