| Capitale | nome: Bogota coordinate geografiche: 4 36 N, 74 05 W differenza di tempo: 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 |
| Indipendenza | 20 Luglio 1810 (from Spain) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 20 Luglio (1810) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest promulgated 4 Luglio 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) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Ivan DUQUE Marquez (da allora 7 August 2018); Vice Presidente Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (da allora 7 August 2018); the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo capo di governo: Presidente Ivan DUQUE Marquez (da allora 7 August 2018); Vice Presidente Marta Lucia RAMIREZ Blanco (da allora 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% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
