Capitalnombre: Cairo coordenadas geográficas: 30 03 N, 31 15 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in April; ends last Thursday in September Independencia28 Febrero 1922 (from UK) Feriado nacionalDía de la Revolución, 23 Julio (1952) Constitución11 Septiembre 1971; modificada 22 Mayo 1980 and 25 Mayo 2005 Sufragio18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio Poder Executivojefe de estado: Presidente Mohammed Hosni MUBARAK (desde 14 October 1981) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Ahmed NAZIF (desde 9 July 2004) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term (no term limits); note - a national referendum in May 2005 approved a constitutional amendment that changed the presidential election to a multicandidate popular vote; previously the president was nominated by the People's Assembly and the nomination was validated by a national, popular referendum; last referendum held 26 September 1999; first election under terms of constitutional amendment held 7 September 2005; next election scheduled for 2011 election results: Hosni MUBARAK reelected president; percent of vote - Hosni MUBARAK 88.6%, Ayman NOUR 7.6%, Noman GOMAA 2.9% |