| Capital | nombre: Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital coordenadas geográficas: 16 48 N, 96 09 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Rangoon (Yangon) is a compound of "yan" signifying "enemies" and "koun" meaning "to run out of" and so denoting "End of Strife"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as: "Great City of the Sun" or "Abode of Kings" |
| División administrativa | 7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon); states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan; union territory: Nay Pyi Taw |
| Independencia | 4 Enero 1948 (from the UK) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 4 Enero (1948); Union Day, 12 Febrero (1947) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1947, 1974 (suspended until 2008); latest drafted 9 Abril 2008, approved by referendum 29 Mayo 2008 amendments: proposals require at least 20% approval by the Assembly of the Union membership; passage of amendments to sections of the constitution on basic principles, government structure, branches of government, state emergencies, and amendment procedures requires 75% approval by the Assembly and approval in a referendum by absolute majority of registered voters; passage of amendments to other sections requires only 75% Assembly approval; modificada 2015 (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente WIN MYINT (desde 30 March 2018); Vice Presidentes MYINT SWE (desde 16 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (desde 30 March 2016); note - Presidente HTIN KYAW (desde 30 March 2016) resigned on 21 March 2018; the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno jefe de gobierno: Presidente WIN MYINT (desde 30 March 2018); Vice Presidentes MYINT SWE (desde 16 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (desde 30 March 2016 cabinet: Cabinet appointments shared by the president and the commander-in-chief elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the full Assembly of the Union from among 3 vice-presidential candidates nominated by the Presidenteial Electoral College (consists of members of the lower and upper houses and military members); the other 2 candidates become vice-presidents (president elected for a 5-year term); election last held on 28 March 2018 (next to be held in 2020) election results: WIN MYINT elected president; Assembly of the Union vote - WIN MYINT (NLD) 403, MYINT SWE (USDP) 211, HENRY VAN THIO (NLD) 18, 4 votes canceled (636 votes cast) state counsellor: State Counselor AUNG SAN SUU KYI (desde 6 April 2016); she concurrently serves as minister of foreign affairs and minister for the office of the president note: a parliamentary bill creating the position of "state counsellor" was signed into law by former Presidente HTIN KYAW on 6 April 2016; a state counsellor serves the equivalent term of the president and is similar to a prime minister in that the holder acts as a link between the parliament and the executive branch |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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