(FFS); Mouvement pour la Renaissance (Movement for the Renaissance) (NAHDA); Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie (Union for Culture and Democracy) (RCD); Parti des Travailleurs (Labour Party) (PT) Total number of political parties: 29 Electoral system: The Electoral Law of 6 March 1997 modified and completed relating to the organic law on the ballot system defining the electoral process and electoral districts: Electoral districts: 48 districts with two seats that correspond to the country‘s wilayas. Ballot system: Election on the basis of indirect majority vote, a first round by an electoral college made up of members of each of the people‘s assemblies in the wilayas and of people‘s assemblies in the communes. The total number of members is 15 003. Partial elections are held in the event of seats falling vacant during a term of office. Voting is compulsory. Macro-economic indicators: Gross domestic product (2006): US$114.2 billion Trade: Exports (2004): US$54.1 billion Gross national product per capita (2006): US$3403 Goods according to sector of activity (%): Hydrocarbons; chemistry, rubber, plastics; iron metal, mechanical, electrical industries (0.66); agricultural and food industries, tobacco, matches (0.15); agriculture, fishing, hunting (0.11); mines and quarries (0.09); timber, cork, paper, leather and shoe industries; leather and shoe industries; textile, hosiery and clothing industries Major trading partners (exports) : United States; Italy; France; Spain; The Netherlands; Canada; Brazil; Turkey; Portugal; Belgium. Import (2006): US$21.1 billion Principal products according to major user groups: Industrial equipment; semi-finished products; good, drink, tobacco; consumer goods; raw materials; energy and lubricants; agricultural equipment; unfinished products Major trading partners (imports): France; Italy; Germany; United States; China; Spain; Japan; Argentina; Turkey; Belgium External debt: (2006): US$4.6 billion Exchange rate: Weighted average exchange rate (1 US$ = DA…, 2005) 73,3622 Weighted average exchange rate (1 euro = DA…, 2005) 91,3179 Sources: National Bureau of Statistics; Algerian Office for the Promotion of Foreign Trade (PROMEX), Division for the Development of Land and Water – United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation, Algerian Permanent Mission at the United Nations; www.algeria-un.org/default.asp?doc=contact&lang=2; www.ipu.org/parline-f/reports/1004_B.htm. x