Capital | nombre: Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap coordenadas geográficas: 7 06 N, 171 23 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
División administrativa | 24 municipalities; Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikini & Kili, Ebon, Enewetak & Ujelang, Jabat, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Ujae, Utrik, Wotho, Wotje |
Independencia | 21 Octubre 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship) |
Feriado nacional | Constitution Day, 1 Mayo (1979) |
Constitución | history: efectiva 1 Mayo 1979 amendments: proposed by the National Parliament or by a constitutional convention; passage by Parliament requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership in each of two readings and approval by a majority of votes in a referendum; amendments submitted by a constitutional convention require approval of at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; modificada several times, last in 1995 (2018) |
Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Hilda C. HEINE (desde 28 January 2016); note - the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno jefe de gobierno: Presidente Hilda C. HEINE (desde 28 January 2016) cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the president from among members of the Nitijela, appointed by Nitijela speaker elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020) election results: Hilda C. HEINE elected president; Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE 24 votes, she was the only candidate note: Hilda C. HEINE is the first female elected head of state of any Pacific island nation |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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