Islândia Perfil Governo

nome: Reykjavik

coordenadas geográficas: 64 09 N, 21 57 W

diferença do tempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

1 Dezembro 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 Junho 1944 (from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON, leader of Iceland's 19th Century independence movement)

Dia da independência, 17 Junho (1944)

history: several previous; latest ratificada 16 Junho 1944, efectiva 17 Junho 1944 (at independence)

amendments: proposed by the Althingi; passage requires approval by the Althingi and by the next elected Althingi, and confirmation by the president of the republic; proposed amendments to Article 62 of the constitution – that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the state church of Iceland – also require passage by referendum; emendada many times, last in 2013 (2016)

18 anos de idade; universal

chefe do estado: Presidente Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (desde 1 August 2016)

cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Katrin JAKOBSDOTTIR (desde 30 November 2017)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the prime minister

elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 June 2016 (next to be held in June 2020); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition becomes prime minister

election results: Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON elected president; percent of vote - Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON 39.1%, Halla TOMASDOTTIR 27.9%, Andri Snaer MAGNASON 14.3%, David ODDSSON 13.7%, Sturla JONSSON 3.5%, invalid 1.5%