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<text>
<title>
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)
</p></body></article></text>