Estados Unidos Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Washington, DC
coordenadas geográficas: 38 53 N, 77 02 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: the 50 United States cover six time zones

División administrativa

50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Independencia

4 Julio 1776 (declared); 3 Septiembre 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)

Constitución

17 Septiembre 1787, efectiva 4 Marzo 1789

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Barack H. OBAMA (desde 20 January 2009); Vice Presidente Joseph R. BIDEN (desde 20 January 2009); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Barack H. OBAMA (desde 20 January 2009); Vice Presidente Joseph R. BIDEN (desde 20 January 2009)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 4 November 2008 (next to be held on 6 November 2012)
election results: Barack H. OBAMA elected president; percent of popular vote - Barack H. OBAMA 52.4%, John MCCAIN 46.3%, other 1.3%;