Siria Governo Profilo 2012

Capitale

nome: Damascus
coordinate geografiche: 33 30 N, 36 18 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Friday in April; ends last Friday in October

Indipendenza

17 Aprile 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)

Costituzione

13 Marzo 1973; amended Febbraio 2012

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Bashar al-ASAD (da allora 17 July 2000); Vice Presidente Farouk al-SHARA (da allora 11 February 2006) oversees foreign policy; Vice Presidente Najah al-ATTAR (da allora 23 March 2006) oversees cultural policy
capo di governo: Prime Minister Adil SAFR (da allora 14 April 2011)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - new Council appointed on 14 April 2011
elections: president approved by popular referendum for a second seven-year term (no term limits); referendum last held on 27 May 2007 (next to be held in May 2014); the president appoints the vice presidents, prime minister, and deputy prime ministers
election results: Bashar al-ASAD approved as president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD 97.6%, other 2.4%