Somalia Perfil Gobierno 2012

Capital

nombre: Mogadishu
coordenadas geográficas: 2 04 N, 45 20 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

División administrativa

18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba), Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba), Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabeelle), Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabeelle), Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed

Independencia

1 Julio 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland that became independent from the UK on 26 Junio 1960 and Italian Somaliland that became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 Julio 1960 to form the Somali Republic)

Feriado nacional

Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 Julio (1960); note - 26 Junio (1960) in Somaliland

Constitución

none in force
note: a Transitional Federal Charter was established in Febrero 2004 and is expected to serve as the basis for a future constitution in Somalia

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Transitional Federal Presidente Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (desde 31 January 2009); note - a transitional governing entity with a five-year mandate, known as the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs), was established in October 2004; the TFIs relocated to Somalia in June 2004; in 2011, the TFIs were given a one-year extension to August 2012
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister ABDIWELI Mohamed Ali (desde 28 June 2011)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister and approved by the Transitional Federal Parliament
election results: Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed elected president by the expanded Transitional Federal Parliament in Djibouti; president chooses the prime minister, who is then elected by Parliament