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Capitale
nome: Bissau
coordinate geografiche: 11 51 N, 15 35 W
differenza di tempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Indipendenza
24 Settembre 1973 (declared); 10 Settembre 1974 (from Portugal)
Festa nazionale
Giorno Di Indipendenza, 24 Settembre (1973)
Costituzione
history: promulgated 16 Maggio 1984; note - constitution suspended following military coup in Aprile 2012 and restored in 2014
amendments: proposed by the National People’s Assembly if supported by at least one third of its members, by the Council of State (a presidential consultant body), or by the government; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government and national sovereignty cannot be amended; amended 1991, 1993, 1996 (2017)
Suffragio
18 anni; universal
Ramo esecutivo
capo dello stato: Presidente Jose Mario VAZ (da allora 17 June 2014)
capo di governo: (vacant)
cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president
elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 13 April 2014 with a runoff on 18 May 2014 (next to be held on 24 November 2019); prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the National People's Assembly; note - the president cannot apply for a third consecutive term, nor during the 5 years following the end of the second term
election results: Jose Mario VAZ elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jose Mario VAZ (PAIGC) 41%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM (independent) 25.1%, other 33.9%; percent of vote in second round - Jose Mario VAZ 61.9%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM 38.1%

Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019