Sri Lanka Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Colombo
geographische Koordinaten: 6 56 N, 79 51 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)

Unabhängigkeit

4 Februar 1948 (from UK)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 4 Februar (1948)

Konstitution

adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Mahinda RAJAPAKSA (seit dem 19 November 2005); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef; Ratnasiri WICKREMANAYAKE (seit dem 21 November 2005) holds the largely ceremonial title of prime minister
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Mahinda RAJAPAKSA (seit dem 19 November 2005)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 November 2005 (next to be held in 2011)
election results: Mahinda RAJAPAKSA elected president; percent of vote - Mahinda RAJAPAKSA 50.3%, Ranil WICKREMESINGHE 48.4%, other 1.3%