| Capital | nombre: Brussels coordenadas geográficas: 50 50 N, 4 20 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: may derive from the Old Dutch "bruoc/broek," meaning "marsh" and "sella/zele/sel" signifying "home" to express the meaning "home in the marsh" |
| División administrativa | 3 regions (French: regions, singular - region; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form) note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities |
| Independencia | 4 Octubre 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 Julio 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne) |
| Feriado nacional | Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 Julio (1831) |
| Constitución | history: drafted 25 Noviembre 1830, approved 7 Febrero 1831, entered into force 26 Julio 1831, revisada 14 Julio 1993 (creating a federal state) amendments: "revisions" proposed as declarations by the federal government in accord with the king or by Parliament followed by dissolution of Parliament and new elections; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in both houses of the next elected Parliament; modificada many times, last in 2014 (2016) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: King PHILIPPE (desde 21 July 2013); Heir Apparent Princess ELISABETH (daughter of the monarch, born 25 October 2001) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Sophie WILMES (desde 26 October 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander DE CROO (desde 22 October 2012), Kris PEETERS (desde 11 October 2014), Didier REYNDERS (desde 30 December 2008) cabinet: Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary and constitutional; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and approved by Parliament |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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