Bhoutan Gouvernement Profil 2008

Capitale

nom: Thimphu
coordonnées géographiques: 27 29 N, 89 36 E
différence de temps: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Fête de l'Indépendance

1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)

Fête nationale

National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 Decembre (1907)

Constitution

none; note - a draft constitution was unveiled in Mars 2005 and is expected to be adopted by the new National Assembly in 2008

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (depuis 14 December 2006); note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 and his son immediately succeeded him
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Jigme THINLEY (depuis 9 April 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers (Lhengye Shungtsog) nominated by the monarch, approved by the National Assembly; members serve fixed, five-year terms; note - there is also a Royal Advisory Council (Lodoi Tsokde), members nominated by the monarch
elections: the monarch is hereditary, but democratic reforms in July 1998 grant the National Assembly authority to remove the monarch with two-thirds vote; election of a new National Assembly occured in March 2008; the leader of the majority party is nominated as the prime minister