| Hauptstadt | Name: Bogota geographische Koordinaten: 4 36 N, 74 05 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: originally referred to as "Bacata," meaning "enclosure outside of the farm fields," by the indigenous Muisca |
| Unabhängigkeit | 20 Juli 1810 (from Spain) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 20 Juli (1810) |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest promulgated 4 Juli 1991 amendments: proposed by the government, by Congress, by a constituent assembly, or by public petition; passage requires a majority vote by Congress in each of two consecutive sessions; passage of amendments to constitutional articles on citizen rights, guarantees, and duties also require approval in a referendum by over one half of voters and participation of over one fourth of citizens registered to vote; amended many times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Ivan DUQUE Marquez (seit dem 7 August 2018); Vice Staatspräsident Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (seit dem 7 August 2018); the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Ivan DUQUE Marquez (seit dem 7 August 2018); Vice Staatspräsident Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (seit dem 7 August 2018) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 27 May 2018 with a runoff held on 17 June 2018 (next to be held in 2022); note - political reform in 2015 eliminated presidential reelection election results: Ivan DUQUE Marquez elected president in second round; percent of vote - Ivan DUQUE Marquez (CD) 54%, Gustavo PETRO (Humane Colombia) 41.8%, other/blank/invalid 4.2% |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
