Birmania; Myanmar Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Rangoon (Yangon)
coordenadas geográficas: 16 48 N, 96 09 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Nay Pyi Taw is administrative capital

Independencia

4 Enero 1948 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 4 Enero (1948); Union Day, 12 Febrero (1947)

Constitución

3 Enero 1974; suspended since 18 Septiembre 1988; national convention convened in 1993 to establish principles to guide in the drafting of a new constitution concluded in 2007; it did not include participation of major democratic and ethnic majority representatives; a constitutional drafting committee appointed by the junta began meeting in Diciembre 2007

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Sr. Gen. THAN SHWE (desde 23 April 1992)
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister, Lt. Gen THEIN SEIN (desde 24 October 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet is overseen by SPDC; military junta assumed power 18 September 1988 under name State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)
elections: none