Birmânia Governo Perfil 2008

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Capital

nome: Rangoon (Yangon)
coordenadas geográficas: 16 48 N, 96 09 E
diferença do tempo: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
note: Nay Pyi Taw is administrative capital

Independência

4 Janeiro 1948 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Dia da independência, 4 Janeiro (1948); Union Day, 12 Fevereiro (1947)

Constitución

3 Janeiro 1974; suspended since 18 Setembro 1988; national convention convened in 1993 to establish principles to guide in the drafting of a new constitution concluded in 2007; it did not include participation of major democratic and ethnic majority representatives; a constitutional drafting committee appointed by the junta began meeting in Dezembro 2007

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Sr. Gen. THAN SHWE (desde 23 April 1992)
cabeça de governo: Prime Minister, Lt. Gen THEIN SEIN (desde 24 October 2007)
cabinet: Cabinet is overseen by SPDC; military junta assumed power 18 September 1988 under name State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)
elections: none


Fonte: CIA World Factbook - A menos que indicado de outra maneira, toda a informação en esta página es correta até Maio 16, 2008