Cuba Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Havana
coordonnées géographiques: 23 07 N, 82 21 W
différence de temps: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Fête de l'Indépendance

20 Mai 1902 (from Spain 10 Decembre 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902); not acknowledged by the Cuban Government as a day of independence

Fête nationale

Triumph of the Revolution, 1 Janvier (1959)

Constitution

24 Février 1976; amended Juillet 1992 and Juin 2002

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

16 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): Président of the Council of State and Président of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president depuis 24 February 2008); First Vice Président of the Council of State and First Vice Président of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (depuis 24 February 2008); note - the president is both the chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre)
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président of the Council of State and Président of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president depuis 24 February 2008); First Vice Président of the Council of State and First Vice Président of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (depuis 24 February 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State and appointed by the National Assembly or the 31-member Council of State, elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session
elections: president and vice presidents elected by the National Assembly for a term of five years; election last held 24 February 2008 (next to be held in 2013)
election results: Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz elected president; percent of legislative vote - 100%; Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura elected vice president; percent of legislative vote - 100%