Islandia Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Reykjavik
coordenadas geográficas: 64 09 N, 21 57 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

1 Diciembre 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 Junio 1944 (from Denmark)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 17 Junio (1944)

Constitución

16 Junio 1944, efectiva 17 Junio 1944; modificada many times

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON (desde 1 August 1996)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Geir H. HAARDE (desde 7 June 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
elections: president, largely a ceremonial post, is elected by popular vote for a four-year term (no term limits); election last held 26 June 2004 (next to be held in June 2008); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually the prime minister
election results: Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON 85.6%, Baldur AGUSTSSON 12.5%, Astthor MAGNUSSON 1.9%