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- Algeria: Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Algeria
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Democratic and Popular Republic of
- Algeria</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Algeria</l>
- <l> local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad
- Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah</l>
- <l> local short form: Al Jaza'ir</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: AG
- </p>
- <p>Type: republic
- </p>
- <p>Capital: Algiers
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 48 provinces (wilayast, 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
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 5 July 1962 (from France)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976;
- revised February 1989
- </p>
- <p>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
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Anniversary of the Revolution, 1 November
- (1954)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: Islamic Salvation Front (FIS),
- Ali BELHADJ, Dr. Abassi MADANI, Abdelkader HACHANI (all under
- arrest), Rabeh KEBIR; National Liberation Front (FLN),
- Abdelhamid MEHRI, Secretary General; Socialist Forces Front
- (FFS), Hocine Ait AHMED, Secretary General
- </p>
- <p>note: the government established a multiparty system in
- September 1989 and, as of 31 December 1990, over 30 legal
- parties existed
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> National People's Assembly: first round held on 26 December
- 1991 (second round canceled by the military after President
- BENDJEDID resigned 11 January 1992); results - percent of vote
- by party NA; seats - (281 total); the fundamentalist FIS won 188
- of the 231 seats contested in the first round; note - elections
- (municipal and wilaya) were held in June 1990, the first in
- Algerian history; results - FIS 55%, FLN 27.5%, other 17.5%,
- with 65% of the voters participating
- </p>
- <p> President of the High State Committee: next election to be
- held December 1993
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: President of the High State Committee, prime
- minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral National People's Assembly
- (Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani)
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State: High State Committee President Ali KAFI
- (since 2 July 1992)
- </p>
- <p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Belaid ABDESSELAM (since
- 8 July 1992)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, ECA, FAO,
- G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC,
- ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU,
- LORCS, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OAU, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNAVEM
- II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNTAC, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO,
- WMO, WTO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Mohamed ZARHOUNI</l>
- <l> chancery: 2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 265-2800</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Mary Ann CASEY</l>
- <l> embassy: 4 Chemin Cheikh Bachir El-Ibrahimi, Algiers</l>
- <l> mailing address: B. P. Box 549, Alger-Gare, 16000
- Algiers</l>
- <l> telephone: [213] (2) 601-425 or 255, 186</l>
- <l> FAX: [213] (2) 603979</l>
- <l> consulate: Oran</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white
- with a red five-pointed star within a red crescent; the
- crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam
- (the state religion)
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