Article 5
(Territorial organisation)
- The territory of the Republic of Angola shall be as historically defined by the geographical borders of Angola on 11 November 1975, the date of National Independence.
- The provision contained in the previous point shall not compromise any additions that have been, or may come to be, established through international treaties.
- For political and administrative purposes the Republic of Angola shall be organised territorially into provinces and, subsequently, municipalities. It may additionally be structured into communes and equivalent territorial divisions, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
- The definition of the limits and characteristics of territorial scales and their creation, modification or abolition within the context of political and administrative organisation, in addition to the organisation of territory for special purposes such as economic, military, statistical, ecological or similar purposes, shall be established by law.
- The law shall establish the structure, designation and development of urban units and agglomerations.
- Angolan territory shall be indivisible, inviolable and inalienable, and any action involving the breaking up or separation of its component parts shall be energetically resisted. No part of national territory or the rights of sovereignty which the state exerts over it may be transferred.
Article 6
(Supremacy of the Constitution and legality)
- The Constitution shall be the supreme law of the Republic of Angola.
- The state shall be subject to the Constitution and shall be based on the rule of law, respecting the law and ensuring that the law is respected.
- Laws, treaties and other acts of the state, local government bodies and public bodies in general shall only be valid if they conform to the Constitution.
Article 7
(Custom)
The validity and legal force of custom which does not contradict the Constitution and does not threaten human dignity shall be recognised.
Article 8
(Unitary state)
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