Honduras Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Tegucigalpa
coordinate geografiche: 14 06 N, 87 13 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - these dates become effective in 2007

Indipendenza

15 Settembre 1821 (from Spain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 15 Settembre (1821)

Costituzione

11 Gennaio 1982, effective 20 Gennaio 1982; amended many times

Suffragio

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Manuel ZELAYA Rosales (da allora 27 January 2006); Vice Presidente Elvin Ernesto SANTOS Ordonez (da allora 27 January 2006); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Manuel ZELAYA Rosales (da allora 27 January 2006); Vice Presidente Elvin Ernesto SANTOS Ordonez (da allora 27 January 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 27 November 2005 (next to be held in November 2009)
election results: Manuel ZELAYA Rosales elected president - 49.8%, Porfirio "Pepe" LOBO Sosa 46.1%, other 4.1%