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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Angola
Conventional short form Angola Local long form Republica de Angola Local short form Angola Former People's Republic of Angola Government type
Republic; multiparty presidential regime Capital
Name Luanda
Geographic coordinates 8 50 S, 13 13 E Time difference UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire Independence
11 November 1975 (from Portugal) Constitution
Adopted by National Assembly 5 February 2010 Legal system
Civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation
International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Fernando "Nando" da Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS (since 2 February 2010); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government Head of government President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Fernando "Nando" da Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS (since 2 February 2010) Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president Elections President indirectly elected by National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term) under the 2010 constitution; President DOS SANTOS was selected by the party to take over after the death of former President Augustino NETO (1979) under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections on 29-30 September 1992 (next were to be held in September 2009 but were postponed) Election results Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS 49.6%, Jonas SAVIMBI 40.1%, making a run-off election necessary; the run-off was never held leaving DOS SANTOS in his current position as the president Legislative branch
Unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms) Elections Last held on 31 August 2012 (next to be held in 2016) Election results Percent of vote by party - MPLA 71.8%, UNITA 18.7%, CASA-CE 6.0%, PRS 1.7%, FNLA 1.1%, other 0.8%; seats by party - MPLA 175, UNITA 32, CASA-CE 8, PRS 3, FNLA 2 Judicial branch
Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional; Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo; Court of Auditions or Tribunal de Contas; Supreme Military Court or Supremo Tribunal Militar; judges for all courts appointed by the president Political parties and leaders
Broad Convergence for Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU]; National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [Ngola KABANGU]; National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party); New Democracy Electoral Union or ND [Quintino de MOREIRA]; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975); Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA] Note Nine other parties participated in the legislative election in September 2008 but won no seats Political pressure groups and leaders
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO, Antonio Bento BEMBE] Note FLEC's small-scale armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in August 2006 International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Alberto do Carmo BENTO RIBEIRO Chancery 2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 Telephone [1] (202) 785-1156FAX [1] (202) 785-1258 Consulate(s) general Houston, New York Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Christopher J. MCMULLEN Embassy Number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda Mailing address International mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550 Telephone [244] (222) 64-1000FAX [244] (222) 64-1232 Flag description
Two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants National symbol(s)
Sable antelope
National anthem
Name
"Angola Avante" (Forward Angola) Lyrics/music Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO Note Adopted 1975
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Canhanha Grande Provincia Da Lunda Sul
Ponta Do Dande Bengo
Zele Uige
Samufuca Provincia Da Lunda Norte
Kingo Provincia Do Cuanza Sul
Muengo Provincia Do Bie
E. C. Elende Provincia Do Cuanza Sul
Quipacaca Provincia De Malanje |