Romania Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Bucharest
coordinate geografiche: 44 26 N, 26 06 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

9 Maggio 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized 13 Luglio 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 Marzo 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 Dicembre 1947 (republic proclaimed)

Festa nazionale

Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 Dicembre (1918)

Costituzione

8 Dicembre 1991; revision effective 29 Ottobre 2003

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Traian BASESCU (da allora 20 December 2004); note - Presidente Traian BASESCU was suspended by vote of parliament on 19 April 2007, but resumed his duties on 23 May 2007 after a popular referendum confirmed that his impeachment should not stand
capo di governo: Prime Minister Calin Popescu-TARICEANU (da allora 29 December 2004)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 28 November 2004 with runoff between the top two candidates held 12 December 2004 (next to be held in November-December 2009); prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the Parliament
election results: percent of vote - Traian BASESCU 51.23%, Adrian NASTASE 48.77%