Bélgica Perfil Gobierno 2012

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

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

Independencia

4 Octubre 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 Julio 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)

Feriado nacional

21 Julio (1831) ascension to the Throne of King LEOPOLD I

Constitución

drafted 25 Noviembre 1830; approved by a Belgium National Congress 7 Febrero 1831; entered into force 26 Julio 1831; modificada many times; revisada 14 Julio 1993 to create a federal state; in 1967 an official Dutch version of the constitution was adoptada; in 1991 an official German version of the constitution was adoptada; in 1993 an official consolidated version of the constitution was adoptada

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal y obligatorio

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: King ALBERT II (desde 9 August 1993); Heir Apparent Prince PHILIPPE, son of the monarch
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Elio DI RUPO (desde 6 December 2011);
cabinet: Council of Ministers are formally appointed by the monarch
elections: the monarchy is hereditary and constitutional; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and then approved by parliament