The Government of Bhutan - HB: Country Gateway

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National symbols

Mythical thunder dragon (druk).

The flag

The National flag of Bhutan has no official description available.

The National Anthem

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Lyric/music	N/A

More about the government of Bhutan

Constitution
Date of Independence	17 December 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king); 8 August 1949 (Treaty of Friendship with India maintains Bhutanese independence)
National holiday	National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)
Legal system	civil law based on Buddhist religious law
International law organization participation	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
History	Previous governing documents were various royal decrees; first constitution drafted November 2001 to March 2005, ratified 18 July 2008
Amendment process	Proposed as a motion by simple majority vote in a joint session of Parliament; passage requires at least a three-fourths majority vote in a joint session of the next Parliament and assent by the king
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth	no
Citizenship by descent only	the father must be a citizen of Bhutan
Dual citizenship recognized	no
Residency requirement for naturalization	10 years
Executive Branch
Chief of state	King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (since 14 December 2006)
Head of government	Prime Minister Tshering TOBGAY (since 28 January 2024)
Cabinet	Council of Ministers or Lhengye Zhungtshog members nominated by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister and approved by the National Assembly; members serve 5-year terms
Election/appointment process	the monarchy is hereditary but can be removed by a two-thirds vote of Parliament; leader of the majority party in Parliament is nominated as the prime minister, appointed by the monarch
Legislative branch
Legislature name	Parliament (Chi Tshog)
Legislative structure	Bicameral
Judicial branch
Highest court(s)	Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 associate justices)
Judge selection and term of office	Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the monarch on the advice of the National Judicial Commission, a 4-member body to include the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly, the attorney general, the Chief Justice of Bhutan and the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; other judges (drangpons) appointed by the monarch from among the High Court judges selected by the National Judicial Commission; chief justice serves a 5-year term or until reaching age 65 years, whichever is earlier; the 4 other judges serve 10-year terms or until age 65, whichever is earlier
Subordinate courts	High Court (first appellate court); District or Dzongkhag Courts; sub-district or Dungkhag Courts
Diplomatic representation in the US
Consulate(s) general	343 East, 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 682-2371 FAX: [1] (212) 661-0551 email address and website: consulate.pmbny@mfa.gov.bt https://www.mfa.gov.bt/pmbny/
Diplomatic representation from the US
National heritage