Capital | nome: Warsaw coordenadas geográficas: 52 15 N, 21 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 etymology: the origin of the name is unknown; the Polish designation "Warszawa" was the name of a fishing village and several legends/traditions link the city's founding to a man named Wars or Warsz |
Independência | 11 Novembro 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 Julho 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created) |
Feriado nacional | Constitution Day, 3 Maio (1791) |
Constitución | history: several previous; latest adotada 2 Abril 1997, approved by referendum 25 Maio 1997, efectiva 17 Outubro 1997 amendments: proposed by at least one fifth of Sejm deputies, by the Senate, or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Sejm and absolute majority vote in the Senate; amendments to articles relating to sovereignty, personal freedoms, and constitutional amendment procedures also require passage by majority vote in a referendum; emendada 2006, 2009 (2019) |
Sufrágio | 18 anos de idade; universal |
Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: Presidente Andrzej DUDA (desde 6 August 2015) cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Mateusz MORAWIECKI (desde 11 December 2017); Deputy Prime Ministers Piotr GLINSKI and Jaroslaw GOWIN (desde 16 November 2015), Jacek SASIN (desde 4 June 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by the Sejm elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 May 2015 with a second round on 24 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2020); prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm election results: Andrzej DUDA elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Andrzej DUDA (independent) 51.5%, Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (independent) 48.5% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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