Cazaquistão Governo Perfil 2008

Capital

nome: Astana
coordenadas geográficas: 51 10 N, 71 25 E
diferença do tempo: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Kazakhstan is divided into two time zones

Independência

16 Dezembro 1991 (from Soviet Union)

Feriado nacional

Dia da independência, 16 Dezembro (1991)

Constitución

first post-independence constitution adotada 28 Janeiro 1993; new constitution adotada pelo referendum nacional 30 Agosto 1995

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Presidente Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV (desde 10 January 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Umirzak SHUKEYEV (desde 27 August 2007) and Yerbol ORYNBAYEV (desde 29 October 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held 4 December 2005 (next to be held in 2012); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Nursultan A. NAZARBAYEV 91.1%, Zharmakhan A. TUYAKBAI 6.6%, Alikhan M. BAIMENOV 1.6%
note: Presidente NAZARBAYEV arranged a referendum in 1995 that extended his term of office and expanded his presidential powers: only he can initiate constitutional amendments, appoint and dismiss the government, dissolve Parliament, call referenda at his discretion, and appoint administrative heads of regions and cities