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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (Arabic)
al-Jumhūriyya al-Jazāʾiriyya ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyya aš-Šaʿbiyya
République algérienne démocratique et populaire  (French)
Motto: بالشعب وللشعب
("By the people and for the people")[1][2]
Anthem: Kassaman
(English: "We Pledge")
Location of Algeria (dark green)
Location of Algeria (dark green)
Capital
and largest city
Algiers
36°42′N3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E / 36.700; 3.217
Official languages
Other languagesAlgerian Arabic (Darja) (lingua franca)
French[3][a]
Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym(s)Algerian
GovernmentUnitarysemi-presidentialconstitutional republic
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Aymen Benabderrahmane
Salah Goudjil
Slimane Chenine
LegislatureParliament
Council of the Nation
People's National Assembly
Formation
202 BC
972
1015
1236
1516
5 July 1830
5 July 1962
Area
• Total
2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi) (10th)
• Water (%)
1.1
Population
• 2021 estimate
44,700,000[4] (32nd)
• Density
17.7/km2 (45.8/sq mi) (168th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $514.748 billion[5] (43rd)
• Per capita
Increase $11,433[5] (111th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $151.459 billion[5] (58th)
• Per capita
Increase $3,364[5] (130th)
Gini (2011)27.6[6][7]
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.748[8]
high · 91st
CurrencyAlgerian dinar (DZD)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+213
ISO 3166 codeDZ
Internet TLD.dz
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Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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