Croácia Governo Perfil 2008

Capital

nome: Zagreb
coordenadas geográficas: 45 48 N, 16 00 E
diferença do tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Independência

25 Junho 1991 (from Yugoslavia)

Feriado nacional

Dia da independência, 8 Outubro (1991); note - 25 Junho 1991 was the day the Croatian Parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 Outubro 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia

Constitución

adotada on 22 Dezembro 1990; revisada 2000, 2001

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal (16 anos de idade, if employed)

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Presidente Stjepan (Stipe) MESIC (desde 18 February 2000)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Ivo SANADER (desde 9 December 2003); Deputy Prime Ministers Jadranka KOSOR (desde 23 December 2003) and Damir POLANCEC (desde 15 February 2005), Djurdja ADLESIC (desde 12 January 2008), Slobodan UZELAC (desde 12 January 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the parliamentary Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 16 January 2005 (next to be held in January 2010); the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president and then approved by the Assembly
election results: Stjepan MESIC reelected president; percent of vote - Stjepan MESIC 66%, Jadranka KOSOR 34% in the second round