Guinea-Bissau Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Bissau
geographische Koordinaten: 11 51 N, 15 35 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

24 September 1973 (declared); 10 September 1974 (from Portugal)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 24 September (1973)

Konstitution

16 Mai 1984; amended 4 Mai 1991, 4 Dezember 1991, 26 Februar 1993, 9 Juni 1993, and in 1996

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA (seit dem 1 October 2005)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Martinho N'Dafa CABI (seit dem 9 April 2007)
cabinet: NA
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held 24 July 2005 (next to be held in 2010); prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the legislature
election results: Joao Bernardo VIEIRA elected president; percent of vote, second ballot - Joao Bernardo VIEIRA 52.4%, Malam Bacai SANHA 47.6%