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 |
Government |
|
|
| Official
Name |
Kingdom of Bhutan
|
| Government
type |
Monarchy;
Special Treaty Relationship with India |
| Capital |
Thimphu
|
| Administrative
Divisions |
18
districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha,
Chirang, Dagana, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel,
Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Thimphu,
Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang
Note: There may be two new districts named Gasa and Yangtse. |
| Independence |
8th
August 1949 (from India) |
| National
Holiday |
17th
December |
| Constitution |
No
written constitution or bill of rights
Note: Bhutan uses 1953 Royal decree for the Constitution of
the National Assembly; on 7 July 1998, a Royal edict was ratified
giving the National Assembly additional powers. |
| Legal
System |
Based
on Indian law and English common law; has not accepted compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction. |
| Judicial
Branch |
Supreme
Court of Appeal (the monarch); High Court (judges appointed
by the monarch) |
| International
Organization Participation |
ADB,
CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IMF, IOC, IOM
(observer), ITU, NAM, OPCW (signatory), SAARC, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (2003) |
| Source:www.geographyiq.com |
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