Basic Facts about the Government & Parliament
| Head of State and President Jose Eduardo dos Santos Government: | President Jose Eduardo dos Santos |
| Government Type: | Multi-Party Democracy with a Semi-Executive Presidency |
| Prime Minister: | Fernando Da Piedade Dias dos Santos "Nando" |
| Cabinet: | Council of Ministers appointed by the President |
| National Legislature: | National Assembly with 220 seats (unicameral Assembleia Nacional, members elected by proportional vote to serve four-year term) |
| Next Elections: | 2013 |
| Party of Government: | MPLA (The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola) |
| Main Opposition Party: | UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) |
