| Country Information |  National name: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah
President: Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika (1999)
Area: 919,590 sq mi (2,381,740 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 32,531,853
- growth rate: 1.2%;
- birth rate: 17.1/1000;
- infant mortality rate: 31.0/1000;
- life expectancy: 73.0; density per sq mi: 35
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Algiers, 3,917,000 (metro. area), 1,742,800 (city proper)
Monetary unit: Dinar
Literacy rate: 70%
Other large cities:
- Oran, 752,200;
- Constantine, 530,100;
- Batna, 278,100;
- Annaba, 246,700 | Languages:
- Arabic (official),
- French,
- Berber dialects
| Ethnicity/race:
- Arab-Berber 99%,
- European less than 1% | Religion:
- Islam (Sunni) 99% (state religion),
- Christian and Jewish 1% |
Economic summary:
- GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $212.3 billion; per capita $6,600.
- Real growth rate: 6.1%.
- Inflation: 3.1%.
- Unemployment: 25.4%.
- Arable land: 3%.
- Agriculture: wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle.
- Labor force: 9.91 million; agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%, trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.).
- Industries: petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing.
- Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc.
- Exports: $24.96 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%.
- Imports: $12.42 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est): capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods.
- Major trading partners: Italy, Spain, France, U.S., Brazil, Germany
Communications:
- Telephones: main lines in use: 2.3 million (1998); mobile cellular: 33,500 (1999).
- Radio broadcast stations: AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999).
- Radios: 7.1 million (1997).
- Television broadcast stations: 46 (1995).
- Televisions: 3.1 million (1997).
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000).
- Internet users: 180,000 (2001).
Transportation:
- Railways: total: 3,973 km (2002).
- Highways: total: 104,000 km; paved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways); unpaved: 32,344 km (1999).
- Ports and harbors: Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Beni Saf, Dellys, Djendjene, Ghazaouet, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda, Tenes.
- Airports: 136 (2002).
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