Malediven Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Male
geographische Koordinaten: 4 10 N, 73 30 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

26 Juli 1965 (from UK)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 26 Juli (1965)

Konstitution

adopted 1 Januar 1998

Wahlrecht

21 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (seit dem 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (seit dem 11 November 1978)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president nominated by the Majlis; nomination must be ratified by a national referendum (at least a 51% approval margin is required); president elected for a five-year term; election last held 17 October 2003 (next to be held in 2008)
election results: Staatspräsident Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM reelected in referendum held 17 October 2003; percent of popular vote - Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM 90.3%