!!!Saint Barthelemy: Government
||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 \\ ''abbreviation'': Saint-Barth (French); St. Barts or St. Barths (English) \\ ''etymology'': explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island in honor of his brother Bartolomeo's namesake saint in 1493 \\ 
||Dependency status|overseas collectivity of France
||Capital|Gustavia[{GoogleMap location='Gustavia' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 17 53 N, 62 51 W \\ ''time difference'': UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\ 
||Independence|none (overseas collectivity of France)
||National holiday|Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)
||Constitution|a4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
||Legal system|French civil law
||Citizenship|see France
||Suffrage|18 years of age, universal
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by Prefect Philippe CHOPIN (since 16 November 2011) \\ ''head of government'': President of Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007) \\ ''cabinet'': Executive Council elected by the Territorial Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council \\ ''elections/appointments'': French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council indirectly elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held in July 2012 (next to be held in 2017) \\ ''election results'': Bruno MAGRAS (SBA) reelected president; Territorial Council vote NA \\ 
||Legislative branch|''description'': unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by absolute majority vote in the first round vote and proportional representation vote in the second round; members serve 5-year terms) \\ ''elections'': last held on 18 March 2012 (next to be held in July 2017) \\ ''election results'': percent of vote by party - SBA 73.8%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 15.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 10.3%; seats by party - SBA 16, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 2, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1 \\  \\ ''__note__'': Saint Barthelemy holds 1 seat in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1; Saint Barthelemy elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1 \\ 
||Political parties and leaders|All for Saint-Barth (Tous pour Saint-Barth) (Benoit CHAUVIN) \\ Saint-Barth First! (Saint-Barth d'Abord!) or SBA (Bruno MAGRAS); affiliated with UMP \\ Saint-Barth in Motion (Saint-Barth en Mouvement) (Maxime DESOUCHES)
||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
||National symbol(s)|pelican
||National anthem|''name'': "L'Hymne a St. Barthelemy" (Hymn to St. Barthelemy) \\ ''lyrics/music'': Isabelle Massart DERAVIN/Michael VALENTI \\  \\ ''__note__'': local anthem in use since 1999; as a collectivity of France, "La Marseillaise" is official (see France) \\