| People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
al-Jumhūriyyah al-Jazāʾiriyyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah ash-Shaʿbiyyah |
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Motto: بالشّعب وللشّعب (Arabic)
"S weɣref i weɣref" (Berber)
"By the people and for the people"[1][2] |
Anthem: "Kassaman"
"We Pledge"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Algiers
36°42′N3°13′E / 36.7°N 3.217°E / 36.7; 3.217 |
| Official language(s) | Arabic[3] |
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| National languages | Berber |
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| Ethnic groups | Arab-Berber 99%
European less than 1% |
| Demonym | Algerian |
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| Government | Presidential republic |
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| - | President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| - | Prime Minister | Ahmed Ouyahia |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| - | Upper house | Council of the Nation |
| - | Lower house | People's National Assembly |
| Independence | from France |
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| - | Recognized | 3 July 1962 |
| - | Declared | 5 July 1962 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 2,381,741 km2 (10th)
919,595 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | negligible |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 37,100,000[4] |
| - | 1998 census | 29,100,867 |
| - | Density | 14.6/km2 (204th)
37.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $263.661 billion[5] (47th) |
| - | Per capita | $7,333[5] (100th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $190.709 billion[5] (49th) |
| - | Per capita | $5,304[5] (93rd) |
| Gini (1995) | 35.3[6] (medium) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.698[7] (medium) (96th) |
| Currency | Algerian dinar (DZD) |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
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| Drives on the | right[8] |
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| ISO 3166 code | DZ |
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| Internet TLD | .dz, الجزائر. |
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| Calling code | 213 |
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Modern Standard Arabic is the official language.[9]
Berber is spoken by one fourth of the population and has been recognized as a "national language" by the constitutional amendment since 8 May 2002.[10]Algerian Arabic (or Darja) is the language used by the majority of the population. Although French has no official status, Algeria is the second Francophone country in the world in terms of speakers[11] and French is still widely used in the government, the culture, the media (newspapers) and the education system (since primary school), due to Algeria's colonial history and can be regarded as the de facto co-official language of Algeria. The Kabyle language, the most-spoken Berber language in the country, is taught and is partially co-official (with a few restrictions) in parts of Kabylia. |
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