Argentina Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Buenos Aires
coordenadas geográficas: 34 36 S, 58 40 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends third Saturday in March; note - a new policy of daylight saving time was initiated by the government on 30 December 2007

Independencia

9 Julio 1816 (from Spain)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Revolución, 25 Mayo (1810)

Constitución

1 Mayo 1853; modificada many times starting in 1860

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (desde 10 December 2007); Vice Presidente Julio COBOS (desde 10 December 2007); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (desde 10 December 2007); Vice Presidente Julio COBOS (desde 10 December 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 28 October 2007 (next election to be held in 2011)
election results: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER elected president; percent of vote - Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER 45%, Elisa CARRIO 23%, Roberto LAVAGNA 17%, Alberto Rodriguez SAA 8%