Guatemala Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Guatemala
coordinate geografiche: 14 37 N, 90 31 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Friday in September; note - there is no DST planned for 2007-2009

Indipendenza

15 Settembre 1821 (from Spain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 15 Settembre (1821)

Costituzione

31 Maggio 1985, effective 14 Gennaio 1986; note - suspended 25 Maggio 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 Giugno 1993 following ouster of president; amended Novembre 1993

Suffragio

18 anni; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (da allora 14 January 2008); Vice Presidente Rafael ESPADA (da allora 14 January 2008); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (da allora 14 January 2008); Vice Presidente Rafael ESPADA (da allora 14 January 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 9 September 2007; runoff held 4 November 2007 (next to be held September 2011)
election results: Alvaro COLOM Caballeros elected president; percent of vote - Alvaro COLOM Caballeros 52.8%, Otto PEREZ Molina 47.2%