Mauritania Gobierno Perfil 2007

Capital

nombre: Nouakchott
coordenadas geográficas: 18 06 N, 15 57 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

28 Noviembre 1960 (from France)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 28 Noviembre (1960)

Constitución

12 Julio 1991

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI (desde 19 April 2007)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Zeine Ould ZEIDANE (desde 20 April 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held 11 March 2007 with a runoff between the two leading candidates held on 25 March 2007 (next to be held 2012); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: percent of vote - (second round) Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI 52.8%, Ahmed Ould DADDAH 47.2%