Bélgica Gobierno Perfil 2008

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

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

7 Febrero 1831; modificada many times; revisada 14 Julio 1993 to create a federal state

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 Yves LETERME (20 March 2008)
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 is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch and then approved by parliament