Corea del Sur Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Seoul
coordenadas geográficas: 37 33 N, 126 59 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

15 Agosto 1945 (from Japan)

Feriado nacional

Liberation Day, 15 Agosto (1945)

Constitución

17 Julio 1948; note - modificada or rewritten nine times; current constitution approved on 29 Octubre 1987

Sufragio

19 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente LEE Myung-bak (desde 25 February 2008)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister HAN Seung-soo (desde 29 February 2008)
cabinet: State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation
elections: president elected by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held 19 December 2007 (next to be held on in December 2012); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by president on prime minister's recommendation
election results: ROH Moo-hyun elected president on 19 December 2002; percent of vote - ROH Moo-hyun (MDP) 48.9%; LEE Hoi-chang (GNP) 46.6%; others 4.5%; LEE Myung-bak elected president on 19 December 2007; percent of vote - LEE Myung-bak (GNP) 48.7%; CHUNG Dong-young (UNDP) 26.1%); LEE Hoi-chang (independent) 15.1; others 10.1%