Guatemala Gouvernement Profiel 2008

Hoofdstad

name: Guatemala
geographic coordinates: 14 37 N, 90 31 W
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Friday in September; note - there is no DST planned for 2007-2009

Onafhankelijkheid dag

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

Nationale feestdag

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Grondwet

31 Mei 1985, effective 14 Januari 1986; note - suspended 25 Mei 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 Juni 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993

Stemmen

18 jaar; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces may not vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day

uitvoerende macht

chief of state: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (since 14 January 2008); Vice President Rafael ESPADA (since 14 January 2008); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (since 14 January 2008); Vice President Rafael ESPADA (since 14 January 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held 9 September 2007; runoff held 4 November 2007 (next to be held September 2011)
election results: Alvaro COLOM Caballeros elected president; percent of vote - Alvaro COLOM Caballeros 52.8%, Otto PEREZ Molina 47.2%