Islanda Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Reykjavik
coordinate geografiche: 64 09 N, 21 57 W
differenza di tempo: UTC (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

1 Dicembre 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 Giugno 1944 (from Denmark)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 17 Giugno (1944)

Costituzione

16 Giugno 1944, effective 17 Giugno 1944; amended many times

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON (da allora 1 August 1996)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Geir H. HAARDE (da allora 7 June 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
elections: president, largely a ceremonial post, is elected by popular vote for a four-year term (no term limits); election last held 26 June 2004 (next to be held in June 2008); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually the prime minister
election results: Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON 85.6%, Baldur AGUSTSSON 12.5%, Astthor MAGNUSSON 1.9%