Algerian Government

Algerian Government

HistoryAlgerians gained their independence from France in 1962Name derives from the City of AlgiersLand consists of mostly high plateau and desert, some mountains and narrow, discontinuous costal plainsActs of terror have been carried out on Algeria- April 2007: 35 killed and 100s wounded when suicide bombers attacked a government building in Algiers and a police station

Basics Parliamentary Republic GovernmentChief of State: President Abdelaziz BouteflikaHead of Government: President Abdelmalek SellalThe Government controls 48.9% of the economyPopulation: 38,087,812Slightly less than 3.5x the size of Texas- largest country in AfricaLocation: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and TunisiaNational Anthem: Kassaman (We Pledge)

Constitution Use a constitution from 1976 known as the second constitutionIssued by the Revolutionary Command Council- Houari BoumdienneFocuses on socialism and restoring political institutions to the best they can be and that it was more important than the militaryModified in 1996- allowed the formation of political parties so long as they werent formed around any bias

Branches of Government-Executive President has a Council of Ministers President is the head of the High Security CouncilThe Prime Minister is the co-head of the two councilsThe President is elected by absolute majority in a 2 round processThe Prime Minister is appointed by the presidentPresident- 5 yearsPrime Minister- 5 years

Branches of Government-LegislativeCouncil of MinistersAppointed by the Prime MinisterHas less power than the executive branchUpper house: Council of the Nation96 members indirectly appointed by an electoral college48 members appointed by the President Lower house: Peoples National Assembly 462 members based of a closed-list/ population system Algeria is governed under the constitution of 1976 as amended

Branches of Government Judicial Supreme Council- 150 judges split up into 4 sections:civil and commercial social security and laborcriminal administrativeConstitutional Council- 9 members3 appointed by President4 appointed by the 2 houses of Parliament1 appointed by the Council of State1 appointed by the Supreme Court

Foreign Policy Is the lead of working with the issues related to the African continentAug 2009, started a regional counterterrorism approach with Mali, Niger, and MauritaniaWanting to increase their security cooperationStrengthening the international legal regime against ransom payment for terrorist kidnappings, including the call for a UN-sponsored resolution condemning such payments

FlagConsists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, with a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundaryGreen: Islam- believed to be a favorite color of Prophet Muhammad and his daughter, mentioned several times in the Quran, and is compared to paradiseRed: liberty- the bloodshed and sacrifice of martyrs who died in the struggle for independence of AlgeriaWhite: peace and purityCrescent and star: Islamic symbols- the majority religion of Algeria

National Anthem We swear by the lightning that destroys, By the streams of generous blood being shed, By the bright flags that wave, Flying proudly on the high djebels, That we are in revolt, whether to live or to die, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!We are soldiers in revolt for truth And we have fought for our independence. When we spoke, nobody listened to us, So we have taken the noise of gunpowder as our rhythm And the sound of machine guns as our melody, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!From our heroes we shall make an army come to being, From our dead we shall build up a glory, Our spirits shall ascend to immortality And on our shoulders we shall raise the Standard. To the nation's Liberation Front we have sworn an oath, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!The cry of the Fatherland sounds from the battlefields. Listen to it and answer the call! Let it be written with the blood of martyrs And be read to future generations. Oh, Glory, we have held out our hand to you, We are determined that Algeria should live, So be our witness -be our witness -be our witness!

Language Arabic- about 81% speak itofficial language since 1963Berber -become recognized as one of the nations language it has been since 2002 and about 99% of the country used it to speak itmostly spoken in the mountains called Kabylia and Aures and the coast east of Algiers Only about 20% can read and write Influence by Turkish and FrenchAlgerian Sign LanguageAll students have to learn Arabic in schoolRare languages: Kabyle, Tachawit, Tumzabt, Chenoua, Tamahaq, Tagargrent, Taznatit, and TamazightExamples of Arabic:, orMarhaban, is the formal word for "Hello." , orMaa ssalamah, is the word for "Goodbye."

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