| Capitale | nome: Damascus coordinate geografiche: 33 30 N, 36 18 E differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins midnight on the last Friday in March; ends at midnight on the last Friday in October etymology: Damascus is a very old city; its earliest name, Temeseq, first appears in an Egyptian geographical list of the 15th century B.C., but the meaning is uncertain |
| Indipendenza | 17 Aprile 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza (Evacuation Day), 17 Aprile (1946); note - celebrates the leaving of the last French troops and the proclamation of full independence |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest issued 15 Febbraio 2012, passed by referendum and effective 27 Febbraio 2012 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the People’s Assembly members; following review by a special Assembly committee, passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by the Assembly and approval by the president (2016) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Bashar al-ASAD (da allora 17 July 2000); Vice Presidente Najah al-ATTAR (da allora 23 March 2006) capo di governo: Prime Minister Imad Muhammad Dib KHAMIS (da allora 22 June 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Walid al-MUALEM (da allora 23 June 2012) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 June 2014 (next to be held in June 2021); the president appoints the vice presidents, prime minister, and deputy prime ministers election results: Bashar al-ASAD elected president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD (Ba'th Party) 88.7%, Hassan al-NOURI (independent) 4.3%, Maher HAJJER (independent) 3.2%, other/invalid 3.8% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
