| Capitale | nom: Bogota coordonnées géographiques: 4 36 N, 74 05 W différence de temps: 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 |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 20 Juillet 1810 (from Spain) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 20 Juillet (1810) |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest promulgated 4 Juillet 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) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Ivan DUQUE Marquez (depuis 7 August 2018); Vice Président Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (depuis 7 August 2018); the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Ivan DUQUE Marquez (depuis 7 August 2018); Vice Président Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (depuis 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% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
