Bolivia Gobierno Perfil 2007

Capital

nombre: La Paz (administrative capital)
coordenadas geográficas: 16 30 S, 68 09 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Sucre (constitutional capital)

Independencia

6 Agosto 1825 (from Spain)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 6 Agosto (1825)

Constitución

2 Febrero 1967; revisada in Agosto 1994; referendum on new constitution to be held 6 Agosto 2007

Sufragio

18 años de edad, universal y obligatorio (married); 21 años de edad, universal y obligatorio (single)

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (desde 22 January 2006); Vice Presidente Alvaro GARCIA Linera (desde 22 January 2006); note - the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (desde 22 January 2006); Vice Presidente Alvaro GARCIA Linera (desde 22 January 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held 18 December 2005 (next to be held in 2010)
election results: Juan Evo MORALES Ayma elected president; percent of vote - Juan Evo MORALES Ayma 53.7%; Jorge Fernando QUIROGA Ramirez 28.6%; Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana 7.8%; Michiaki NAGATANI Morishit 6.5%; Felipe QUISPE Huanca 2.2%; Guildo ANGULA Cabrera 0.7%