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Hauptstadt
Name: Algiers
geographische Koordinaten: 36 45 N, 3 03 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: name derives from the Arabic "al-Jazair" meaning "the islands" and refers to the four islands formerly off the coast but joined to the mainland since 1525
Unabhängigkeit
5 Juli 1962 (from France)
Nationalfeiertag
Unabhängigkeit, 5 Juli (1962); Tag der Befreiung, 1 November (1954)
Konstitution
history: several previous; latest approved by referendum 23 Februar 1989
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or through the president with the support of three fourths of the members of both houses of Parliament in joint session; passage requires approval by both houses, approval by referendum, and promulgation by the president; the president can forego a referendum if the Constitutional Council determines the proposed amendment does not conflict with basic constitutional principles; articles including the republican form of government, the integrity and unity of the country, and fundamental citizens’ liberties and rights cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Interim Staatspräsident Abdelkader BENSALAH (seit dem 9 April 2019); note - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA resigned the presidency on 2 April 2019
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Noureddine BEDOUI (seit dem 11 March 2019)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (2-term limit reinstated by constitutional amendment in February 2016); election last held on 17 April 2014 (next scheduled for 12 December 2019); prime minister nominated by the president after consultation with the majority party in Parliament

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019