Capital | nombre: Lome coordenadas geográficas: 6 07 N, 1 13 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Lome comes from "alotime" which in the native Ewe language means "among the alo plants"; alo trees dominated the city's original founding site |
División administrativa | 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes |
Independencia | 27 Abril 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship) |
Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 27 Abril (1960) |
Constitución | history: several previous; latest adoptada 27 Septiembre 1992, efectiva 14 Octubre 1992 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be modificada; modificada 2002, 2007, 2019 when the National Assembly unanimously approved a package of amendments, including setting presidential term limits of two 5-year mandates (2019) |
Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Faure GNASSINGBE (desde 4 May 2005) jefe de gobierno: Acting Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (desde 5 June 2015) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE (ADDI) 4%, other 2% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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