Cuba Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Havana
coordinate geografiche: 23 07 N, 82 21 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

20 Maggio 1902 (from Spain 10 Dicembre 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence

Festa nazionale

Triumph of the Revolution, 1 Gennaio (1959)

Costituzione

24 Febbraio 1976; amended Luglio 1992 and Giugno 2002

Suffragio

16 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente of the Council of State and Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president da allora 24 February 2008); First Vice Presidente of the Council of State and First Vice Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (da allora 24 February 2008); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente of the Council of State and Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president da allora 24 February 2008); First Vice Presidente of the Council of State and First Vice Presidente of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (da allora 24 February 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 31-member Council of State, elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session
elections: president and vice presidents elected by the National Assembly for a term of five years; election last held 24 February 2008 (next to be held in 2013)
election results: Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz elected president; percent of legislative vote - 100%; Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - 100%