| Capital | nome: Havana coordenadas geográficas: 23 07 N, 82 21 W diferença do tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting etymology: the sites of Spanish colonial cities often retained their original Taino names; Habana, the Spanish name for the city, may be based on the name of a local Taino chief, Habaguanex |
| Independência | 20 Maio 1902 (from Spain 10 Dezembro 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence |
| Feriado nacional | Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 Janeiro (1959) |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest drafted 14 Julho 2018, approved by the National Assembly 22 Dezembro 2018, approved by referendum 24 Fevereiro 2019 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly of People’s Power; passage requires approval of at least two-thirds majority of the National Assembly membership; amendments to constitutional articles on the authorities of the National Assembly, Council of State, or any rights and duties in the constitution also require approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on the Cuban political, social, and economic system cannot be emendada (2018) |
| Sufrágio | 16 anos de idade; universal |
| Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: Presidente Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (desde 10 October 2019); Vice Presidente Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (desde 10 October 2019); note - the president is both chefe do estado and cabeça de governo cabeça de governo: Presidente Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (desde 10 October 2019); Vice Presidente Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (desde 10 October 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president and appointed by the National Assembly; it is subordinate to the 31-member Council of State, which is elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (may be reelected for another 5-year term); election last held on 10 October 2019 (next to be held in 2024) election results: Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (PCC) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.8%; Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (PCC) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.1% note - on 19 April 2018, DIAZ-CANEL succeeded Raul CASTRO as president of the Council of State; on 10 October 2019 he was elected to the newly recreated position of Presidente of the Republic, which replaced the position of Presidente of the Council of State |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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