Guinea Gobierno Perfil 2007

Capital

nombre: Conakry
coordenadas geográficas: 9 31 N, 13 43 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

2 Octubre 1958 (from France)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 2 Octubre (1958)

Constitución

23 Diciembre 1990 (Loi Fundamentale)

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Lansana CONTE (head of military government desde 5 April 1984, elected president 19 December 1993)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Lansana KOUYATE (desde 26 February 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits); candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president; election last held 21 December 2003 (next to be held in December 2010); the prime minister is appointed by the president
election results: Lansana CONTE reelected president; percent of vote - Lansana CONTE 95.3%, Mamadou Bhoye BARRY 4.6%