Nicaragua Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Managua
coordenadas geográficas: 12 08 N, 86 15 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

División administrativa

15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas

Independencia

15 Septiembre 1821 (from Spain)

Constitución

9 Enero 1987; revisada in 1995, 2000, and 2005

Sufragio

16 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (desde 10 January 2007); Vice Presidente Moises Omar HALLESLEVENS Acevedo (desde 10 January 2012); note - the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno
jefe de gobierno: Presidente Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (desde 10 January 2007); Vice Presidente Moises Omar HALLESLEVENS Acevedo (desde 10 January 2012)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held on 6 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2016)
election results: Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president; percent of vote - Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra 62.5%, Fabio GADEA 31%, Arnoldo ALEMAN 5.9%, other 0.6%