Somalia Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Mogadishu
coordenadas geográficas: 2 04 N, 45 22 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

1 Julio 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 Junio 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which 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

25 Agosto 1979, presidential approval 23 Septiembre 1979
note: the formation of transitional governing institutions, known as the Transitional Federal Government, is currently ongoing

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Transitional Federal Presidente Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed (desde 14 October 2004); 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
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Nur "Adde" HASSAN Hussein (desde 24 November 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister and approved by the Transitional Federal Assembly
election results: Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed, the former leader of the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia, was elected president by the Transitional Federal Assembly