Benin Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Porto-Novo (official capital)
geographische Koordinaten: 6 29 N, 2 37 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Cotonou (seat of government)

Unabhängigkeit

1 August 1960 (from France)

Nationalfeiertag

National Day, 1 August (1960)

Konstitution

adopted by referendum 2 Dezember 1990

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Thomas YAYI Boni (seit dem 6 April 2006); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Thomas YAYI Boni (seit dem 6 April 2006)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); runoff election held 19 March 2006 (next to be held in March 2011)
election results: Thomas YAYI Boni elected president; percent of vote - Thomas YAYI Boni 74.5%, Adrien HOUNGBEDJI 25.5%