| Hauptstadt | Name: Paramaribo geographische Koordinaten: 5 50 N, 55 10 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the name may be the corruption of a Carib (Kalina) village or tribe named Parmirbo |
| Unabhängigkeit | 25 November 1975 (from the Netherlands) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 25 November (1975) |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 Oktober 1987 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership; amended 1992 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Desire Delano BOUTERSE (seit dem 12 August 2010); Vice Staatspräsident Ashwin ADHIN (seit dem 12 August 2015); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Desire Delano BOUTERSE (seit dem 12 August 2010); Vice Staatspräsident Ashwin ADHIN (seit dem 12 August 2015) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly; president and vice president serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2020) election results: Desire Delano BOUTERSE reelected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
