Egipto Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: 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

Independencia

28 Febrero 1922 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Revolución, 23 Julio (1952)

Constitución

11 Septiembre 1971; modificada 22 Mayo 1980, 25 Mayo 2005, and 26 Marzo 2007

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK (desde 14 October 1981)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed 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%