Egipto Governo Perfil 2008

Capital

nome: Cairo
coordenadas geográficas: 30 03 N, 31 15 E
diferença do tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Friday in April; ends last Thursday in September

Independência

28 Fevereiro 1922 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Dia da volta, 23 Julho (1952)

Constitución

11 Setembro 1971; emendada 22 Maio 1980, 25 Maio 2005, and 26 Março 2007

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal y compulsório

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Presidente Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK (desde 14 October 1981)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed NAZIF (desde 9 July 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for six-year term (no term limits); note - a national referendum in May 2005 approved a constitutional amendment that changed the presidential election to a multicandidate popular vote; previously the president was nominated by the People's Assembly and the nomination was validated by a national, popular referendum; last referendum held 26 September 1999; first election under terms of constitutional amendment held 7 September 2005; next election scheduled for 2011
election results: Hosni MUBARAK reelected president; percent of vote - Hosni MUBARAK 88.6%, Ayman NOUR 7.6%, Noman GOMAA 2.9%