Italia Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Rome
coordenadas geográficas: 41 54 N, 12 29 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

División administrativa

15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)
regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto (Venetia)
autonomous regions: Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Sardegna (Sardinia); Sicilia (Sicily); Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German); Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)

Independencia

17 Marzo 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1870)

Constitución

passed 11 Diciembre 1947, efectiva 1 Enero 1948; modificada many times

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Giorgio NAPOLITANO (desde 15 May 2006)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mario MONTI (desde 16 November 2011); note - in Italy the prime minister is referred to as the Presidente of the Council of Ministers
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the Prime Minister and nominated by the Presidente of the Republic
elections: president elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of parliament and 58 regional representatives for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held on 10 May 2006 (next to be held in May 2013); prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by parliament
election results: Giorgio NAPOLITANO elected president on the fourth round of voting; electoral college vote - 543