Benin Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Porto-Novo (official capital)
coordinate geografiche: 6 29 N, 2 37 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Cotonou (seat of government)

Indipendenza

1 Agosto 1960 (from France)

Festa nazionale

National Day, 1 Agosto (1960)

Costituzione

adopted by referendum 2 Dicembre 1990

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Thomas YAYI Boni (da allora 6 April 2006); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Thomas YAYI Boni (da allora 6 April 2006)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); runoff election held 19 March 2006 (next to be held in March 2011)
election results: Thomas YAYI Boni elected president; percent of vote - Thomas YAYI Boni 74.5%, Adrien HOUNGBEDJI 25.5%