Capital | nombre: Manama coordenadas geográficas: 26 14 N, 50 34 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: name derives from the Arabic "al-manama" meaning "place of rest" or "place of dreams" |
División administrativa | 4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Asimah (Capital), Janubiyah (Southern), Muharraq, Shamaliyah (Northern) note: each governorate administered by an appointed governor |
Independencia | 15 Agosto 1971 (from the UK) |
Feriado nacional | National Day, 16 Diciembre (1971); note - 15 Agosto 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 Diciembre 1971 was the date of independence from British protection |
Constitución | history: adoptada 14 Febrero 2002 amendments: proposed by the king or by at least 15 members of either chamber of the National Assembly followed by submission to an Assembly committee for review and, if approved, submitted to the government for restatement as drafts; passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both chambers and validation by the king; constitutional articles on the state religion (Islam), state language (Arabic), and the monarchy and "inherited rule" cannot be modificada; modificada 2012, 2017 (2017) |
Sufragio | 20 años de edad; universal |
Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa (desde 6 March 1999); Crown Prince SALMAN bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (son of the monarch, born 21 October 1969) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al-Khalifa (desde 1971); First Deputy Prime Minister SALMAN bin Hamad Al- Khalifa (desde 11 March 2013); Deputy Prime Ministers MUHAMMAD bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa (desde September 2005), Jawad bin Salim al-ARAIDH, ALI bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa (desde 11 December 2006), KHALID bin Abdallah Al-Khalifa (desde November 2010) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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