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| Country name |
conventional long form: people's democratic republic of algeria conventional short form: algeria local short form: al jaza'ir local long form: al jumhuriyah al jaza'iriyah ad dimuqratiyah ash sha'biyah |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Algiers |
| Administrative divisions | 48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen |
| Independence | 5 July 1962 (from France) |
| National holiday | Revolution Day, 1 November (1954) |
| Constitution | 19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976; revised 3 November 1988, 23 February 1989, and 28 November 1996 |
| Legal system | socialist, based on French and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials, including several Supreme Court justices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president abdelaziz bouteflika (since 28 april 1999) head of government: prime minister ahmed ouyahia (since 9 may 2003) cabinet: cabinet of ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 8 april 2004 (next to be held na april 2009); prime minister appointed by the president election results: abdelaziz bouteflika reelected president for second term; percent of vote - abdelaziz bouteflika 85%, ali benflis 6.4%, abdallah djaballah 5% |
| Legislative branch | bicameral Parliament consists of the National People's Assembly or Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani (389 seats - changed from 380 seats in the 2002 elections; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Council of Nations (Senate) (144 seats; one-third of the members appointed by the president, two-thirds elected by indirect vote; members serve six-year terms; the constitution requires half the council to be renewed every three years)
elections: national people's assembly - last held 30 may 2002 (next to be held na 2007); council of nations (senate) - last held 30 december 2003 (next to be held na 2009) election results: national people's assembly - percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - fln 199, rnd 48, islah 43, msp 38, pt 21, fna 8, ennahda 1, pra 1, men 1, independents 29; council of nations - percent of vote by party - na; seats by party na |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Court Supreme |
| Political parties and leaders | Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]; Democratic National Rally or RND [Ahmed OUYAHIA, chairman]; Islamic Salvation Front or FIS (outlawed April 1992) [Ali BELHADJ and Dr. Abassi MADANI, Rabeh KEBIR (self-exiled in Germany)]; Society of Peace Movement or MSP [Boujerra SOLTANI]; National Entente Movement or MEN [Ali BOUKHAZNA]; National Liberation Front or FLN [Ali BENFLIS, secretary general]; National Reform Movement or Islah (formerly MRN) [Abdellah DJABALLAH]; National Renewal Party or PRA [Yacine TERKMANE]; Progressive Republican Party [Khadir DRISS]; Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Said SAADI, secretary general]; Renaissance Movement or EnNahda Movement [Fatah RABEI]; Social Liberal Party or PSL [Ahmed KHELIL]; Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Hocine Ait AHMED, secretary general (self-exiled in Switzerland)]; Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUN] note: a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in march 1997 |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAS, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador idriss jazairy chancery: 2137 wyoming ave nw, washington, dc 20008 FAX: [1] (202) 667-2174 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2800 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador richard w. erdman embassy: 4 chemin cheikh bachir el-ibrahimi, algiers mailing address: b. p. 408, alger-gare, 16030 algiers telephone: [213] (21) 691-425/255/186 FAX: [213] (21) 69-39-79 |
| Flag description | two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion) |
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