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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
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	8 50 S, 13 14 E
Definition: Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates
Constitution adopted by People's Assembly 25 August 1992
Definition: Government > Constitution
Corruption	2		[152nd of 160]
Definition: Government > Corruption
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
Definition: Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Definition: Government > Executive branch > Cabinet
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
Definition: Government > Executive branch > Chief of state
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)
Definition: Government > Flag description
Government type republic; multiparty presidential regime
Definition: Government > Government type
Independence 11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
Definition: Government > Independence
Judicial branch Supreme Court and separate provincial courts (judges are appointed by the president)
Definition: Government > Judicial branch
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
Definition: Government > Legal system
Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year terms)
Definition: Government > Legislative branch
Parliamentary seats > Female	15%		[36th of 143]
Definition: Government > Parliamentary seats > Female
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
Definition: Government > Political parties and leaders
Status	transition
Definition: Government > Status
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Definition: Government > Suffrage
Time required to start a business > days	124 days		[10th of 171]
Definition: Government > Time required to start a business > days
Trademarks, residents	93		[74th of 98]
Definition: Government > Trademarks, residents
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
Definition: Government > Transnational Issues > Disputes > International

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