Official Name:
Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza’iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha’biyah
short form: Al Jaza’ir
int’l long form: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
int’l short form: Algeria
ISO Country Code: dz
Actual Time: Mon-Dec-31 14:15
Local Time = UTC +1h
Country Calling Code: +213
Capital City: Algiers (Alger, Algier)
(pop.) 3 000 000
Principal Towns: Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Blida, Setif, Sidi be Abbes.
Government:
Type: Republic.
Independence: 5 July 1962 (from France).
Geography:
Location: Northern Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the north, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania on the west, Mali and Niger on the south, and Libya and Tunisia on the east.
Area: 2.38 million km²
Terrain: Algeria consists of four regions: the coastal mountainous chain. Plains and high plateaus. The mountainous chain of the interior. The area of the Grand Sud with its mountainous solid masses.
Climate:
Mediterranean in the north, mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; dry or desert climate for the extreme south of the country; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer.
People:
Nationality: Algerian(s).
Population: 40.4 million (2016)
Ethnic groups: ~ Arab 83%, Berber 17%, Touareg, European less than 1%.
Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%.
Languages: Arabic (official), French, Tamazight and other Berber dialects.
Literacy: total population, 70%; male 78.8%, female 61% (2003 est.)
Natural resources: Rich deposits of iron ore, phosphates, lead, zinc and antimony; deposits of petroleum and natural gas.
Agriculture products: Wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle.
Industries: Petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing.
Exports – commodities: petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
Exports partners:
Spain 18.8%, France 11.2%, USA 8.8%, Italy 8.7%, UK 7.1%, Brazil 5.2%, Tunisia 4.9%, Germany 4.5% (2015)
Imports partners:
China 15.6%, France 14.4%, Italy 9.4%, Spain 7.4%, Germany 5.6%, Russia 4.1% (2015)
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
