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![]() ![]() Bhutan Government 1995 https://theodora.com/wfb/1995/bhutan/bhutan_government.html SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Names: conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan conventional short form: Digraph: BT Type: monarchy; special treaty relationship with India Capital:
Thimphu
Independence:
8 August 1949 (from India)
Constitution: no written constitution or bill of rights Legal system:
based on Indian law and English common law; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Executive branch:
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Tshogdu); no national elections Judicial branch: High Court Political parties and leaders:
no legal parties
Diplomatic representation in US:
no formal diplomatic relations; the Bhutanese mission to the UN in New
York has consular jurisdiction in the US
Flag:
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the upper
triangle is orange and the lower triangle is red; centered along the
dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the
hoist side
NOTE: The information regarding Bhutan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bhutan Government 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bhutan Government 1995 should be addressed to the CIA. |