GENERAL INFORMATION
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Time Zone |
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Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghan, Afghans |
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Total Area |
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2,381,741 (2006) km |
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Capital |
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Algiers (2009) |
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Currency |
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Algerian dinars (DZD) (2009) |
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Government type |
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republic (2009) |
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Languages |
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Albania, Albanian, Tirana, Albanians |
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Religions |
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Africa |
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Total population |
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35.44 million(2009 forecast) |
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Urban Population as % of total population |
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64% (2006) |
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Population median age |
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24.0 years (2006) |
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Population growth rate |
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1.50% (2006) |
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Life expectancy |
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72 years (2007) |
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Adult litteracy |
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75% (2000/2007) |
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% of population living on less than $2 a day |
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23.60% (2008) |
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Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini Index) |
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35.3 (1995) (0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality) |
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Freedom house Rating |
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Political Rights: 6 Civil Liberties: 5 (2009) (1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating) |
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population |
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90.47% (2007) (sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers) |
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Internet users as % of total population |
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10.34% (2007) |
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Cost of living – Mercer Index
( |
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Algiers: 57th – Index: 86.8 (2008) |
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CO2 emissions |
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5.994 (2009) (metric tons of CO2 per capita) |
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
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Central Bank |
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Bank of Algeria (2009) |
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Reserves of foreign exchange and gold |
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$150.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
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GDP |
