See article:flag of Bhutan Head Of Government: Prime Minister: Tshering Tobgay Capital: Thimphu Population: (2024 est.) 777,200 Head Of State: King: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk Form Of Government: constitutional monarchy1with two legislative houses (National Council [252]; National Assembly [47...
who is also the Head of State. Bhutan used to be an absolute monarchy before but, in 2008, it changed to a constitutional monarchy. Along with agriculture and hydroelectric power, tourism is one of the main sources of income of this country and the government is very involved in managing h...
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the current Dragon King of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The Head of the Government is Prime Minister, who enjoys executive powers with his cabinet. Bhutan adopted its first modern constitution in 2008. It has a multiparty system. The economy of Bhutan depends upon ...
Executive branch: chief of state: King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK (since 24 July 1972) head of government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Sangay NGEDUP (since 5 September 2005) cabinet: Council of Ministers (Lhengye Shungtsog) nominated by the monarch, approved by the National Assembly;...
History: Bhutan became a democracy in 2008 after the first democratic elections were held in the country. The King of Bhutan is the Head of State. King of Bhutan: Bhutan's king is called Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (born 1980). The 'Dragon King' is the fifth king of Bhutan. He is...
In 1907, Ugyen Wangchuck was elected as the hereditary ruler of Bhutan, crowned on December 17, 1907, and installed as the head of state Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King). In 1910, King Ugyen and the British signed the Treaty of Punakha which provided that British India would not interfere in the...
but rather some significant nationhood event such as the traditional founding date or the date of unification, federation, confederation, establishment, fundamental change in the form of government, or state succession. For a number of countries, the establishment of statehood . . . more Independence...
Nepal and Bhutan in 2015: Shifting GroundNepal faced massive earthquakes, which killed, displaced, or traumatized thousands of people, but it also ratified a new constitution and elected its first female head of sta...
of the country (road-building, etc) in earnest. The fourth king (r. 1972 – 2008), who became the youngest monarch in the world (age 16) when his father died, transitioned the country to aconstitutional democracy. The fifth king, age 32 and Oxford-educated, rules as chief of state ...
Bhutan maintains diplomatic relations with 52 countries and the European Union. The government is a parliamentary democracy and the head of state is the king of Bhutan. Bhutan is also known for inventing the concept of Gross National Happiness. ...