Capitalnombre: Bissau coordenadas geográficas: 11 51 N, 15 35 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Independencia24 Septiembre 1973 (declared); 10 Septiembre 1974 (from Portugal) Feriado nacionalDía de la Independencia, 24 Septiembre (1973) Constitución16 Mayo 1984; modificada 4 Mayo 1991, 4 Diciembre 1991, 26 Febrero 1993, 9 Junio 1993, and in 1996 Sufragio18 años de edad; universal Poder Executivojefe de estado: Presidente Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA (desde 1 October 2005) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Martinho N'Dafa CABI (desde 9 April 2007) cabinet: NA elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held 24 July 2005 (next to be held in 2010); prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the legislature election results: Joao Bernardo VIEIRA elected president; percent of vote, second ballot - Joao Bernardo VIEIRA 52.4%, Malam Bacai SANHA 47.6% |