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Administrative divisions
18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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8 50 S, 13 14 E |
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Constitution
adopted by People's Assembly 25 August 1992 |
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Corruption
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2 |
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[152nd of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550 |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government |
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) |
Government type
republic; multiparty presidential regime |
Independence
11 November 1975 (from Portugal) |
Judicial branch
Supreme Court and separate provincial courts (judges are appointed by the president) |
Legal system
based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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15% |
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[36th of 143]
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Political parties and leaders
Liberal Democratic Party or PLD [Analia de Victoria PEREIRA]; National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA [disputed between Ngola KABANGU and Lucas NGONDA]; National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA (largest opposition party) [Isaias SAMAKUVA]; Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA (ruling party in power since 1975) [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS]; Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]; note: about a dozen minor parties participated in the 1992 elections but only won a few seats; they and more than 100 other smaller parties have little influence in the National Assembly |
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Status
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transition |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Time required to start a business > days
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124 days
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[10th of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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93
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[74th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Cabindan separatists continue to return to the Angolan exclave from exile in neighboring states and Europe since the 2006 ceasefire and peace agreement |
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