The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">       Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%

      Languages:

       Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 70%

       male: 78.8%

       female: 61% (2003 est.)

      Government Algeria

      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 15 April 1999 (next to be held NA April 2004);

       prime minister appointed by the president

       election results: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA elected president; percent of

       vote - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA over 70%; note - his six opposing

       candidates withdrew on the eve of the election citing electoral fraud

      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 (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 - last held 30 December 2000

       (next to be held NA 2003)

       election results: National People's Assembly - percent of vote by

       party - NA%; seats by party - FLN 199, RND 48, MRN 43, MSP 38, PT

       21, FNA 8, Nahda 1, PRA 1, MEN 1, independents 29; Council of

       Nations - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RND 79,

       FLN 12, FFS 4, MSP 1 (remaining 48 seats appointed by the president,

       party breakdown NA)

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court or Cour 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-exile 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 MRN [Abdellah DJABALLAH];

       National Renewal Party or PRA [leader NA]; Progressive Republican

       Party [Khadir DRISS]; Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Said

       SAADI, secretary general]; Renaissance Movement or EnNahda Movement

       [Lahbib ADAMI]; Social Liberal Party or PSL [Ahmed KHELIL];

       Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Hocine Ait AHMED, secretary general

       (self-exile in Switzerland)]; Union for Democracy and Liberty

       [Mouley BOUKHALAFA]; Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUN]

       note: a law banning СКАЧАТЬ