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New Zealand ’s relations with Algeria are warm, but thin. There have been no high level visits from either country since at least 1997. New Zealand is accredited to Algeria from Paris, while Algeria is accredited to New Zealand from Canberra, having recently switched from Jakarta. It is hoped this move will gradually increase working level contact between Algeria and New Zealand.
Algeria is New Zealand’s third largest trading partner in Africa (second after Nigeria, which fluctuates heavily from year to year depending on oil import volumes) by total value, and our largest trading partner in Africa (and third largest in the wider Middle East and Africa region) by export value. This trade is dominated by dairy exports. In 2007, milk, butter and cheese accounted for 89 percent of total exports, valued at approximately NZ$213 million to the year ending June 2007. There were no imports from Algeria to New Zealand in the same period.
New Zealand is part of the Algeria WTO Accession Working Party. Bilateral negotiations are ongoing.
Official Name - People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria - Land Area - 2,381,741 sq km Population - 33.4m (2006 EIU estimate) - Capital City - Algiers - Language - Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects - Religion - Sunni Muslim (99%), Christian/Jew (1%)
Political system - Republic - National government -
The Federal Executive Council, which is chaired by the President; appointed 30
June 1999
- National
legislature -
Legislature Bicameral; the lower house, the Assemblée populaire nationale,
with 380 members, was first elected in June 1997, replacing the Conseil national
de transition set up in May 1994; the upper house, the Conseil de la nation,
which has 144 seats, was formed in December 1997, with two-thirds of its members
elected through municipal polls and the remainder appointed by the President
- Last election -
National elections May 30th 2002 (legislative); October 23rd 2002 (provincial
and municipal councils)
-
Next election due -
Legislative: 2012, Presidential: April 2009
- Head of State - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika - Head of Government -
Executive Council of Ministers presided over by the prime minister, who is appointed
by the head of state.
GDP - US$ 110.1bn (2006 EIU estimate) - Real GDP growth - 3% (2006 EIU estimate) - Exports - US$52.83bn (2006 EIU estimate) - Imports - US$ 21bn (2006 EIU estimate) - Current account balance - US$27.45bn (2006 EIU estimate) - Gross external debt - US$ 4.7bn (2006 EIU estimate)
NZ Exports (FOB) - NZ$213.45 million (year ending June 2007) - Main Exports - Milk and cream (70%); cheese and curd (13%); sheep meat (4.5%) - NZ Imports (CIF) - NZ$0 (year ending June 2007) - Main Imports - N/A
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The New Zealand Embassy in Paris has been accredited to Algeria since 1986.
The Algerian Embassy in Australia is accredited to New Zealand.
The Safetravel website provides a travel advisory for travellers to Algeria [external link].
