Afghanistan Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Kabul
coordinate geografiche: 34 31 N, 69 11 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+4.5 (9.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

19 Agosto 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 19 Agosto (1919)

Costituzione

new constitution drafted 14 Dicembre 2003-4 Gennaio 2004; signed 16 Gennaio 2004

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (da allora 7 December 2004); Vice Presidentes Ahmad Zia MASOOD and Abdul Karim KHALILI (da allora 7 December 2004); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo; former King ZAHIR Shah held the honorific, "Father of the Country," and presided symbolically over certain occasions but lacked any governing authority; the honorific is not hereditary; King ZAHIR Shah died on 23 July 2007
capo di governo: Presidente of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (da allora 7 December 2004); Vice Presidentes Ahmad Zia MASOOD and Abdul Karim KHALILI (da allora 7 December 2004)
cabinet: 25 ministers; note - under the new constitution, ministers are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly
elections: the president and two vice presidents are elected by direct vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); if no candidate receives 50% or more of the vote in the first round of voting, the two candidates with the most votes will participate in a second round; a president can only be elected for two terms; election last held 9 October 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
election results: Hamid KARZAI elected president; percent of vote - Hamid KARZAI 55.4%, Yunus QANUNI 16.3%, Ustad Mohammad MOHAQQEQ 11.6%, Abdul Rashid DOSTAM 10.0%, Abdul Latif PEDRAM 1.4%, Masooda JALAL 1.2%