| Capital | nome: Khartoum coordenadas geográficas: 15 36 N, 32 32 E diferença do tempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: several explanations of the name exist; two of the more plausible are that it is derived from Arabic "al-jartum" meaning "elephant's trunk" or "hose," and likely referring to the narrow strip of land extending between the Blue and White Niles; alternatively, the name could derive from the Dinka words "khar-tuom," indicating a "place where rivers meet" |
| Independência | 1 Janeiro 1956 (from Egypt and the UK) |
| Feriado nacional | Dia da independência, 1 Janeiro (1956) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1973, 1998; 2005 (interim constitution, which was suspended in Abril 2019); latest initial draft completed by Transitional Military Council in Maio 2019; revisada draft known as the "Draft Constitutional Declaration," was signed by the Council and opposition coalition on 4 Agosto 2019 amendments: proposed by the National Legislature or by the president of the republic; passage requires submission of the proposal to the Legislature at least two months prior to consideration, approval by at least three-quarters majority vote in both houses of the Legislature, and assent of the president; emendada 2015 (2017) |
| Sufrágio | 17 anos de idade; universal |
| Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: president (vacant); note - as of August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a power-sharing deal as a "sovereign council," consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; chairmanship of the council will rotate for a period of 3 years until elections can be held. Chairman of the Sovereignty Council: General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman. (2019) cabeça de governo: president (vacant); note - as of August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a power-sharing deal as a "sovereign council," consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; chairmanship of the council will rotate for a period of 3 years until elections can be held. (2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - on 11 April 2019 as a result of a military coup, the government was dissolved (2019) elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president; note - the position of prime minister was reinstated in December 2016 as a result of the 2015-16 national dialogue process, and Presidente al-BASHIR appointed BAKRI Hassan Salih to the position on 2 March 2017 election results: Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (NCP) 94.1%, other (15 candidates) 5.9% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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