Bután Gobierno Perfil 2008

Capital

nombre: Thimphu
coordenadas geográficas: 27 29 N, 89 36 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)

Feriado nacional

National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 Diciembre (1907)

Constitución

none; note - a draft constitution was unveiled in Marzo 2005 and is expected to be adoptada by the new National Assembly in 2008

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (desde 14 December 2006); note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 and his son immediately succeeded him
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Jigme THINLEY (desde 9 April 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers (Lhengye Shungtsog) nominated by the monarch, approved by the National Assembly; members serve fixed, five-year terms; note - there is also a Royal Advisory Council (Lodoi Tsokde), members nominated by the monarch
elections: the monarch is hereditary, but democratic reforms in July 1998 grant the National Assembly authority to remove the monarch with two-thirds vote; election of a new National Assembly occured in March 2008; the leader of the majority party is nominated as the prime minister