Somalia Gobierno Perfil 2007

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 TFI relocated to Somalia in June 2004, but its members remain divided over clan and regional interests and the government continues to struggle to establish effective governance in the country
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Ali Mohamed GEDI (desde 24 December 2004)
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