Algerien Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Algiers
geographische Koordinaten: 36 45 N, 3 03 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

5 Juli 1962 (from France)

Nationalfeiertag

Tag der Befreiung, 1 November (1954)

Konstitution

8 September 1963; revised 19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976; revised 3 November 1988, 23 Februar 1989, and 28 November 1996

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (seit dem 28 April 1999)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Abdelaziz BELKHADEM
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 8 April 2004 (next to be held in 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%, Abdellah DJABALLAH 5%