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Government
Long-form name: People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
Type: Communist state (Stalinist).
Capital: Tirane.
Administrative divisions: 26 districts (rrethe, singular--rreth);
Berat, Dibre, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Gramsh,
Kolonje, Korce, Kruje, Kukes, Lezhe, Librazhd, Lushnje,
Mat, Mirdite, Permet, Pogradec, Puke, Sarande, Shkoder,
Skrapar, Tepelene, Tirane, Tropoje, Vlore.
Independence: 28 November 1912 (from Turkey); People's Socialist
Republic of Albania declared 11 January 1946.
Constitution: 27 December 1976.
Legal system: judicial review of legislative acts only in
the Presidium of the People's Assembly, which is not a true
court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.
National holiday: Liberation Day, 29 November (1944).
Executive branch: president of the Presidium of the People's
Assembly, three vice presidents, Presidium of the People's
Assembly; chairman of the Council of Ministers, three deputy
chairmen, Council of Ministers.
Legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly (Kuvendi
Popullor).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
Leaders:
Chief of State--President of the Presidium of the
People's Assembly Ramiz ALIA (since 22 November 1982);
Head of Government--Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Adil CARCANI (since 14 January 1982).
Political parties and leaders: only party--Albanian Workers
Party, Ramiz Alia, first secretary.
Suffrage: universal and compulsory at age 18.
Elections:
President--last held 19 February 1987 (next to
be held February 1991); results--President Ramiz Alia was
reelected without opposition;
People's Assembly--last held 1 February 1987 (next to be
held February 1991); results--Albanian Workers Party is
the only party; seats--(250 total) Albanian Workers Party
250.
Communists: 147,000 party members (November 1986).
Member of: CCC, CEMA (has not participated since rift with
USSR in 1961), FAO, IAEA, IPU, ITU, UN, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU,
WFTU, WHO, WMO.
Diplomatic representation: none--the US does not recognize
the Albanian Government and has no diplomatic or consular
relations with Albania; there is no third-power representation
of Albanian interests in the US or of US interests in Albania.
Flag: red with a black two-headed eagle in the center below
a red five-pointed star outlined in yellow.