HauptstadtName: Ulaanbaatar geographische Koordinaten: 47 55 N, 106 55 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Unabhängigkeit11 Juli 1921 (from China) NationalfeiertagUnabhängigkeit/Tag der Befreiung, 11 Juli (1921) Konstitution12 Februar 1992 Wahlrecht18 Jahre; universal ExekutiveStaatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR (seit dem 24 June 2005) Regierungschef: Prime Minister Sanjaa BAYAR (seit dem 22 November 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Miegombyn ENKHBOLD (seit dem 6 December 2007) cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president and confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament) elections: presidential candidates nominated by political parties represented in State Great Hural and elected by popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 22 May 2005 (next to be held in May 2009); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by State Great Hural election results: Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR elected president; percent of vote - Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR 53.44%, Mendsaikhanin ENKHSAIKHAN 20.05%, Bazarsadyn JARGALSAIKHAN 13.92%, Badarchyn ERDENEBAT 12.59%; Miegombyn ENKHBOLD elected prime minister by the State Great Hural 56 to 10 |