Bahrein Profilo Governo

nome: Manama

coordinate geografiche: 26 14 N, 50 34 E

differenza di tempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

15 Agosto 1971 (from the UK)

National Day, 16 Dicembre (1971); note - 15 Agosto 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 Dicembre 1971 was the date of independence from British protection

history: adopted 14 Febbraio 2002

amendments: proposed by the king or by at least 15 members of either chamber of the National Assembly followed by submission to an Assembly committee for review and, if approved, submitted to the government for restatement as drafts; passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both chambers and validation by the king; constitutional articles on the state religion (Islam), state language (Arabic), and the monarchy and "inherited rule" cannot be amended; amended 2012, 2017 (2017)

20 anni; universal

capo dello stato: King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa (da allora 6 March 1999); Crown Prince SALMAN bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (son of the monarch, born 21 October 1969)

capo di governo: Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al-Khalifa (da allora 1971); First Deputy Prime Minister SALMAN bin Hamad Al- Khalifa (da allora 11 March 2013); Deputy Prime Ministers MUHAMMAD bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa (da allora September 2005), Jawad bin Salim al-ARAIDH, ALI bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa (da allora 11 December 2006), KHALID bin Abdallah Al-Khalifa (da allora November 2010)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the monarch

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch