Indonesien Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Jakarta
geographische Koordinaten: 6 10 S, 106 49 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Indonesia is divided into three time zones

Unabhängigkeit

17 August 1945 (declared)
note: recognized by the Netherlands on 27 Dezember 1949; in August 2005, the Netherlands announced it recognized de facto Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 17 August (1945)

Konstitution

August 1945; abrogated by Federal Constitution of 1949 and Provisional Constitution of 1950, restored 5 Juli 1959; series of amendments concluded in 2002

Wahlrecht

17 Jahre; universal and married persons regardless of age

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (seit dem 20 October 2004); Vice Staatspräsident Muhammad Yusuf KALLA (seit dem 20 October 2004); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (seit dem 20 October 2004); Vice Staatspräsident Muhammad Yusuf KALLA (seit dem 20 October 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president were elected for five-year terms (eligible for a second term) by direct vote of the citizenry; last held 20 September 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
election results: Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO elected president receiving 60.6% of vote; MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri received 39.4%