| Capitale | nome: Lima coordinate geografiche: 12 03 S, 77 03 W differenza di tempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: the word "Lima" derives from the Spanish pronunciation of "Limaq," the native name for the valley in which the city was founded in 1535; "limaq" means "talker" in coastal Quechua and referred to an oracle that was situated in the valley but which was eventually destroyed by the Spanish and replaced with a church |
| Indipendenza | 28 Luglio 1821 (from Spain) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 28-29 Luglio (1821) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest promulgated 29 Dicembre 1993, enacted 31 Dicembre 1993 amendments: proposed by Congress, by the president of the republic with the approval of the "Cabinet, " or by petition of at least 0.3% of voters; passage requires absolute majority approval by the Congress membership, followed by approval in a referendum; a referendum is not required if Congress approves the amendment by greater than two-thirds majority vote in each of two successive sessions; amended many times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio until the age of 70 |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo (da allora 23 March 2018); First Vice Presidente (vacant); Second Vice Presidente (vacant); note - the 21 March 2018 resignation of Presidente Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (da allora 28 July 2016) was accepted by parliament on 23 March 2018; the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo capo di governo: Presidente Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo (da allora 23 March 2018); First Vice Presidente (vacant); Second Vice Presidente (vacant) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 10 April 2016 with a runoff on 5 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021) election results: Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi (Fuerza Popular) 39.9%, Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (Peruanos Por el Kambio) 21.1%, Veronika MENDOZA (Broad Front) 18.7%, Alfredo BARNECHEA (Popular Action) 7%, Alan GARCIA (APRA) 5.8%, other 7.5%; percent of vote in second round - Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard 50.1%, Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi 49.9% note: Prime Minister Vicente Antonio ZEBALLOS Salinas (da allora 30 September 2019) does not exercise executive power; this power rests with the president |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
