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Algeria Facts and Figures

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Algeria Facts and Figures

Basic Facts
Official name
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Capital

Algiers
Area

2,381,741 sq km

919,595 sq mi
People
Population

33,739,635 (2008 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate

1.21 percent (2008 estimate)
Projected population in 2025

40,254,833 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050

43,983,870 (2050 estimate)
Population density

14 persons per sq km (2008 estimate)

37 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban

60 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural

40 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Algiers

3,060,000 (2003 estimate)
Oran

655,852 (1998)
Constantine

462,187 (1998)
Ethnic groups
Arab

83 percent
Berber

16 percent
European

Less than 1 percent
Languages
Arabic (official), Tamazight, Berber dialects, French
Religious affiliations
Muslim (Islam is the official religion)

96 percent
Nonreligious

3 percent
Christian, Jewish, and other

1 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total

73.8 years (2008 estimate)
Female

75.5 years (2008 estimate)
Male

72.1 years (2008 estimate)
Infant mortality rate

28 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate)
Population per physician

1,182 people (2004)
Population per hospital bed

476 people (1998)
Literacy rate
Total

72.2 percent (2005 estimate)
Female

63.6 percent (2005 estimate)
Male

80.6 percent (2005 estimate)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)

5.1 percent (1996)
Number of years of compulsory schooling

9 years (2002-2003)
Number of students per teacher, primary school

28 students per teacher (2002-2003)
Government
Form of government

Republic
Voting qualifications

Universal at age 18
Constitution
19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976; revised 1988, 1989, 1996, 2002
Armed forces
Total number of military personnel

137,500 (2004)
Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)

3.4 percent (2003)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)

$115 billion (2006)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)

$3,440 (2006)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing

8.5 percent (2005)
Industry

61.5 percent (2005)
Services

30.1 percent (2005)
Employment
Number of workers

13,887,214 (2006)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing

21 percent (2004)
Industry

26 percent (2004)
Services

53 percent (2004)
Unemployment rate

20.1 percent (2004)
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue

$49.76 billion (2006)
Total expenditure

$20.21 billion (2006)
Monetary unit

1 Algerian dinar (AD) , consisting of 100 centimes
Major trade partners for exports
Italy, United States, France, Spain, Netherlands
Major trade partners for imports
France, United States, Italy, Germany, Spain
Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources

99.83 percent (2003 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources

0.17 percent (2003 estimate)
Electricity from nuclear sources

0 percent (2003 estimate)
Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources

0 percent (2003 estimate)
Number of radios per 1,000 people

242 (1997)
Number of telephones per 1,000 people

78 (2005)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people

107 (2000 estimate)
Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people

0.27 (2003)
Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people

27 (1998)
Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people

53 (1997)
Paved road as a share of total roads

70 percent (2004)
Sources
Basic Facts and People sections
Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org).
Health and Education section
Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org).
Government section
Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance.
Economy section
Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications.
Energy, Communication, and Transportation section
Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org).
Note
Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding.
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