Puerto Rico Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: San Juan
coordenadas geográficas: 18 28 N, 66 07 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

Feriado nacional

US Día de la Independencia, 4 Julio (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 Julio (1952)

Constitución

ratificada 3 Marzo 1952; approved by US Congress 3 Julio 1952; efectiva 25 Julio 1952

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente George W. BUSH of the US (desde 20 January 2001); Vice Presidente Richard B. CHENEY (desde 20 January 2001)
jefe de gobierno: Governor Anibal ACEVEDO-VILA (desde 2 January 2005)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the legislature
elections: under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Puerto Rico, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; governor elected by popular vote for a four-year term (no term limits); election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held in November 2008)
election results: Anibal ACEVEDO-VILA elected governor; percent of vote - 48.4%