Honduras Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Tegucigalpa
coordenadas geográficas: 14 06 N, 87 13 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - these dates become effective in 2007

Independencia

15 Septiembre 1821 (from Spain)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 15 Septiembre (1821)

Constitución

11 Enero 1982, efectiva 20 Enero 1982; modificada many times

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Manuel ZELAYA Rosales (desde 27 January 2006); Vice Presidente Elvin Ernesto SANTOS Ordonez (desde 27 January 2006); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Manuel ZELAYA Rosales (desde 27 January 2006); Vice Presidente Elvin Ernesto SANTOS Ordonez (desde 27 January 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 27 November 2005 (next to be held in November 2009)
election results: Manuel ZELAYA Rosales elected president - 49.8%, Porfirio "Pepe" LOBO Sosa 46.1%, other 4.1%