Cina Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Beijing
coordinate geografiche: 39 55 N, 116 23 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone

Indipendenza

221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 Gennaio 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 Ottobre 1949 (People's Republic established)

Festa nazionale

Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 Ottobre (1949)

Costituzione

most recent promulgation 4 Dicembre 1982

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente HU Jintao (da allora 15 March 2003); Vice Presidente XI Jinping (da allora 15 March 2008)
capo di governo: Premier WEN Jiabao (da allora 16 March 2003); Executive Vice Premier LI Keqiang (17 March 2008), Vice Premier HUI Liangyu (da allora 17 March 2003), Vice Premier ZHANG Deijiang (da allora 17 March 2008), and Vice Premier WANG Qishan (da allora 17 March 2008)
cabinet: State Council appointed by National People's Congress (NPC)
elections: president and vice president elected by National People's Congress for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held 15-17 March 2008 (next to be held in mid-March 2013); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress
election results: HU Jintao elected president by National People's Congress with a total of 2,963 votes; XI Jinping elected vice president with a total of 2,919 votes