Cuba Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Havana
coordenadas geográficas: 23 07 N, 82 21 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Independencia

20 Mayo 1902 (from Spain 10 Diciembre 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence

Feriado nacional

Triumph of the Revolution, 1 Enero (1959)

Constitución

24 Febrero 1976; modificada Julio 1992 and Junio 2002

Sufragio

16 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente of the Council of State and Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president desde 24 February 2008); First Vice Presidente of the Council of State and First Vice Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (desde 24 February 2008); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente of the Council of State and Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president desde 24 February 2008); First Vice Presidente of the Council of State and First Vice Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (desde 24 February 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 31-member Council of State, elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session
elections: president and vice presidents elected by the National Assembly for a term of five years; election last held 24 February 2008 (next to be held in 2013)
election results: Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz elected president; percent of legislative vote - 100%; Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - 100%