Camerun Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Yaounde
coordinate geografiche: 3 52 N, 11 31 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

1 Gennaio 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Repubblica (National Day), 20 Maggio (1972)

Costituzione

20 Maggio 1972 approved by referendum, adopted 2 Giugno 1972; revised Gennaio 1996

Suffragio

20 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Paul BIYA (da allora 6 November 1982)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Ephraim INONI (da allora 8 December 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from proposals submitted by the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 11 October 2004 (next to be held by October 2011); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Presidente Paul BIYA reelected; percent of vote - Paul BIYA 70.9%, John FRU NDI 17.4%, Adamou Ndam NJOYA 4.5%, Garga Haman ADJI 3.7%