| Capitale | nom: Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap coordonnées géographiques: 7 06 N, 171 23 E différence de temps: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 21 Octobre 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Fête nationale | Constitution Day, 1 Mai (1979) |
| Constitution | history: effective 1 Mai 1979 amendments: proposed by the National Parliament or by a constitutional convention; passage by Parliament requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership in each of two readings and approval by a majority of votes in a referendum; amendments submitted by a constitutional convention require approval of at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; amended several times, last in 1995 (2018) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Hilda C. HEINE (depuis 28 January 2016); note - the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Hilda C. HEINE (depuis 28 January 2016) cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the president from among members of the Nitijela, appointed by Nitijela speaker elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020) election results: Hilda C. HEINE elected president; Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE 24 votes, she was the only candidate note: Hilda C. HEINE is the first female elected head of state of any Pacific island nation |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
