Belgio Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Brussels
coordinate geografiche: 50 50 N, 4 20 E
differenza di tempo: 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

Indipendenza

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

Festa nazionale

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

Costituzione

7 Febbraio 1831; amended many times; revised 14 Luglio 1993 to create a federal state

Suffragio

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: King ALBERT II (da allora 9 August 1993); Heir Apparent Prince PHILIPPE, son of the monarch
capo di governo: 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