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Hauptstadt
Name: Thimphu
geographische Koordinaten: 27 28 N, 89 38 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Unabhängigkeit
17 Dezember 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king); 8 August 1949 (Treaty of Friendship with India maintains Bhutanese independence)
Nationalfeiertag
National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 Dezember (1907)
Konstitution
history: previous governing documents were various royal decrees; first constitution drafted November 2001 to März 2005, ratified 18 Juli 2008
amendments: proposed as a motion by simple majority vote in a joint session of Parliament; passage requires at least a three-fourths majority vote in a joint session of the next Parliament and assent by the king
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (seit dem 14 December 2006); note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 to his son
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Lotay TSHERING (seit dem 7 November 2018)
cabinet: Council of Ministers or Lhengye Zhungtshog members nominated by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister and approved by the National Assembly; members serve 5-year terms
elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary but can be removed by a two-thirds vote of Parliament; leader of the majority party in Parliament is nominated as the prime minister, appointed by the monarch

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019