Ecuador Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Quito
coordenadas geográficas: 0 13 S, 78 30 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

24 Mayo 1822 (from Spain)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia (independence of Quito), 10 Agosto (1809)

Constitución

10 Agosto 1998

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal, compulsory for literate persons ages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Rafael CORREA Delgado (desde 15 January 2007); Vice Presidente Lenin MORENO Garces (desde 15 January 2007); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Rafael CORREA Delgado (desde 15 January 2007); Vice Presidente Lenin MORENO Garces (desde 15 January 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: the president and vice president are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 15 October 2006 with a runoff election on 26 November 2006 (next to be held in October 2010)
election results: Rafael CORREA Delgado elected president; percent of vote - Rafael CORREA Delgado 56.7%; Alvaro NOBOA 43.3%