Äthiopien Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Addis Ababa
geographische Koordinaten: 9 02 N, 38 42 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years

Nationalfeiertag

National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 Mai (1991)

Konstitution

ratified 8 Dezember 1994, effective 22 August 1995

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident GIRMA Woldegiorgis (seit dem 8 October 2001)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister MELES Zenawi (seit dem August 1995)
cabinet: Council of Ministers as provided for in the December 1994 constitution; ministers are selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives
elections: president elected by the House of People's Representatives for a six-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 9 October 2007 (next to be held in October 2013); prime minister designated by the party in power following legislative elections
election results: GIRMA Woldegiorgis elected president; percent of vote by the House of People's Representatives - 79%