Algeria

Algeria (Formal Arabic: الجزائر, al-Jazā’ir; Berber: Dzayer), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country on the Mediterranean sea, the second largest on the African continent[3] and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area.[5] It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, a few kilometers of the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara in the southwest, Morocco in the west and northwest, and the Mediterranean Sea in the north. Its size is almost 2,400,000 km2 with an estimated population near to 35,000,000. The capital of Algeria is Algiers.
Algeria is a member of the United Nations, African Union, OPEC and the Arab League. It also contributed towards the creation of the Maghreb Union. Algeria is considered by Berbers to be a part of the Berber World.

Capital(and largest city)
Algiers36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.7°N 3.217°E / 36.7; 3.217
Official languages
Arabic
Recognised regional languages
Tamazight (National languages), French is very widely spoken but not recognized.
Demonym
Algerian
Government
Presidential Republic
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President
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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Prime Minister
Ahmed Ouyahia
Establishment
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Hammadid dynasty
from 1014
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Ottoman rule
from 1516
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French rule
from 1830
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Independence from France
5 July 1962
Area
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Total
2,381,741 km2 (11th)919,595 sq mi
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Water (%)
negligible
Population
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2008 estimate
33,769,669[3] (35th)
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1998 census
29,100,867
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Density
14/km2 (196th)36/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2008 estimate
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Total
$233.098 billion[4] (38th)
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Per capita
$6,698[4] (88th)
GDP (nominal)
2008 estimate
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Total
$159.669 billion[4] (48th)
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Per capita
$4,588[4] (84th)
Gini (1995)
35.3 (medium)
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.733 (medium) (104th)
Currency
Algerian dinar (DZD)
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
Drives on the
right
Internet TLD
.dz
Calling code
213

1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 Ancient history
2.2 Middle Ages
2.3 Arrival of Islam
2.4 Ottoman rule
2.5 French rule
2.6 Post-independence
3 Geography
3.1 Tropic of Cancer in the torrid zone
4 Politics
5 Foreign relations and military
6 Maghreb Union
7 Provinces and districts
8 Economy
9 Agriculture
10 Demographics
10.1 Ethnic groups
10.2 Languages
10.3 Religion
11 Education
12 Culture and Sports
13 Landscapes and monuments of Algeria
14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Algeria
15 See also
16 References
17 Bibliography
18 External links