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Algeria Facts and Figures from Encarta
Basic Facts
Official name
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Capital Algiers
Area 2,381,741 sq km
919,595 sq mi
Algeria
People
Population 32,818,500 (2003 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate 1.65 percent (2003 estimate)
Projected population in 2025 44,269,558 (2025 estimate)
Projected population in 2050 52,754,132 (2050 estimate)
Population density 14 persons per sq km (2003 estimate)
36 persons per sq mi (2003 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 58 percent (2001 estimate)
Share rural 42 percent (2001 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Algiers 1,519,570 (1998)
Oran 655,852 (1998)
Constantine 462,187 (1998)
Ethnic groups
Arab 83 percent
Berber 16 percent
European Less than 1 percent
Languages
Arabic (official), 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 70.5 years (2003 estimate)
Female 72 years (2003 estimate)
Male 69.1 years (2003 estimate)
Infant mortality rate 38 deaths per 1,000 live births (2003 estimate)
Population per physician 1,271 people (1999)
Population per hospital bed 476 people (1998)
Literacy rate
Total 70 percent (2003 estimate)
Female 61 percent (2003 estimate)
Male 78.8 percent (2003 estimate)
Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.1 percent (1996)
Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2000)
Number of students per teacher, primary school 28 students per teacher (1999-2000)
Government
Form of government Republic
Voting qualifications Universal at age 18
Constitution
19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976; revised 1988, 1989, 1996
Armed forces
Total number of military personnel 136,700 (2001)
Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 6.3 percent (2001)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $55 billion (2001)
GDP per capita (U.S.$) $1,770 (2001)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 9.8 percent (2001)
Industry 54.7 percent (2001)
Services 35.5 percent (2001)
Employment
Number of workers 10,582,572 (2001)
Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 26 percent (1990)
Industry 31 percent (1990)
Services 43 percent (1990)
Unemployment rate 28.7 percent (1997)
National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $20.97 billion (2000)
Total expenditure $15.65 billion (2000)
Monetary unit 1 Algerian dinar (AD) , consisting of 100 centimes
Major trade partners for exports
Italy, United States, Spain, France, and Brazil
Major trade partners for imports
France, United States, Italy, Germany, and Spain
Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources 99.72 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0.28 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2001 estimate)
Number of radios per 1,000 people 242 (1997)
Number of telephones per 1,000 people 61 (2001)
Number of televisions per 1,000 people 107 (2000 estimate)
Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 0.22 (2001)
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 69 percent (1999)
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 latest Europa World Yearbook and various 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.