Ecuador Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Quito
coordinate geografiche: 0 13 S, 78 30 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

24 Maggio 1822 (from Spain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza (independence of Quito), 10 Agosto (1809)

Costituzione

10 Agosto 1998

Suffragio

18 anni; universal, compulsory for literate persons ages 18-65, optional for other eligible voters

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Rafael CORREA Delgado (da allora 15 January 2007); Vice Presidente Lenin MORENO Garces (da allora 15 January 2007); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Rafael CORREA Delgado (da allora 15 January 2007); Vice Presidente Lenin MORENO Garces (da allora 15 January 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: the president and vice president are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 15 October 2006 with a runoff election on 26 November 2006 (next to be held in October 2010)
election results: Rafael CORREA Delgado elected president; percent of vote - Rafael CORREA Delgado 56.7%; Alvaro NOBOA 43.3%