Guinea Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Conakry
coordinate geografiche: 9 33 N, 13 42 W
differenza di tempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

2 Ottobre 1958 (from France)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 2 Ottobre (1958)

Costituzione

23 Dicembre 1990 (Loi Fundamentale)

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Lansana CONTE (head of military government da allora 5 April 1984, elected president 19 December 1993)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Lansana KOUYATE (da allora 26 February 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits); candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president; election last held 21 December 2003 (next to be held in December 2010); the prime minister is appointed by the president
election results: Lansana CONTE reelected president; percent of vote - Lansana CONTE 95.3%, Mamadou Bhoye BARRY 4.6%