Country Brief > Algeria
Algeria الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية  
 

         

 

 

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Industries:  petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing
Geography:  second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
Area:  total: 2,381,740 sq km
           land: 2,381,740 sq km
           water: 0 sq km
Budget:  revenues: $56.36 billion
              expenditures: $40.8 billion (2007 est.)
Languages:  Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
National Holiday:  Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)
Currency (code):  Algerian dinar (DZD)
Capital:  Algiers
Population:  33,769,669 (July 2008 est.)
Labor Force:  9.38 million (2007 est.)
Exports:  $59.52 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Imports:  $27.52 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)
Internet Country Code:  .dz
Airports:  150 (2007) /  Paved Runways: 52
Aircraft Departures:  44,300

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