Guatemala Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Guatemala
coordenadas geográficas: 14 37 N, 90 31 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Friday in September; note - there is no DST planned for 2007-2009

Independencia

15 Septiembre 1821 (from Spain)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 15 Septiembre (1821)

Constitución

31 Mayo 1985, efectiva 14 Enero 1986; note - suspended 25 Mayo 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 Junio 1993 following ouster of president; modificada Noviembre 1993

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (desde 14 January 2008); Vice Presidente Rafael ESPADA (desde 14 January 2008); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (desde 14 January 2008); Vice Presidente Rafael ESPADA (desde 14 January 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 9 September 2007; runoff held 4 November 2007 (next to be held September 2011)
election results: Alvaro COLOM Caballeros elected president; percent of vote - Alvaro COLOM Caballeros 52.8%, Otto PEREZ Molina 47.2%