The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 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)]; National Entente Movement or MEN

       [Ali BOUKHAZNA]; National Liberation Front or FLN [Abdelaziz

       BELKHADEM, secretary general (also serves as Foreign Minister)];

       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)]; Society of Peace

       Movement or MSP [Boujerra SOLTANI]; 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:

       The Algerian Human Rights League or LADH or LADDH [Yahia Ali

       ABDENOUR]; SOS Disparus [Nacera DUTOUR]; Somoud [Ali MERABET]

      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, MIGA,

       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 (vacant) chancery: 2137 Wyoming Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 FAX: [1] (202) 667–2174 telephone: [1] (202) 265–2800

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