| Hauptstadt | Name: Guatemala City geographische Koordinaten: 14 37 N, 90 31 W Zeitunterschied: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called "Quauhtemallan" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means "land of trees" or "forested land", but which the Spanish pronounced "Guatemala"; the Spanish applied that name to a re founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country |
| Unabhängigkeit | 15 September 1821 (from Spain) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 15 September (1821) |
| Konstitution | history: several previous; latest adopted 31 Mai 1985, effective 14 Januar 1986; suspended and reinstated in 1994 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by agreement of 10 or more deputies of Congress, by the Constitutional Court, or by public petition of at least 5,000 citizens; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Congress membership and approval by public referendum, referred to as "popular consultation"; constitutional articles such as national sovereignty, the republican form of government, limitations on those seeking the presidency, or presidential tenure cannot be amended; amended 1994 (2018) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal; note - active duty members of the armed forces and police by law cannot vote and are restricted to their barracks on election day |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (seit dem 14 January 2016); Vice Staatspräsident Jafeth CABRERA Franco (seit dem 14 January 2016); note - the president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (seit dem 14 January 2016); Vice Staatspräsident Jafeth CABRERA Franco (seit dem 14 January 2016) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (not eligible for consecutive terms); election last held on 16 June 2019 with a runoff on 11 August 2019 (next to be held in June 2023) election results: Alejandro GIAMMATTEI elected president; percent of vote in first round - Sandra TORRES (UNE) 25.54%, Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (VAMOS) 13.95%, Edmond MULET (PHG) 11.21%, Thelma CABRERA (MLP) 10.37%, Roberto ARZU (PAN-PODEMOS) 6.08%; percent of vote in second round - Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (VAMOS) 58%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 42%; note - the new president will be inaugurated on 14 January 2020 |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
