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About Algeria
Official Name
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The
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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Location
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Located
in North African
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Geographic
coordinates
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28.0000° N,
2.0000° E
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Total
area
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2,381,741 square kilometers
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Surrounding
Nations
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Algeria
is a country in north western Africa,
it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in north, Morocco in west, Mauritania and Mali in south west, Niger
in south east, and Libya and Tunisia in east and it has a small
border stretch to Western Sahara in west. Algeria shares maritime borders
with Italy and Spain.
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About
Independence
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Algeria Gain Independence on 5 July, 1962
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UN
Membership status
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Become
the UN member state on 8
October, 1962
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Total
Population
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As of
2015, the total population of Algeria is
around 40,633.000
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Population
Growth Rate
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Population
Growth Rate of Algeria is 1.7%
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Average
life expectancy
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Average
life expectancy of the people in
Algeria is 75.6 Years
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Governing
system
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Algeria has constitutional presidential republic, where the
President of Algeria is head of state while the Prime Minister of Algeria is
the head of government.
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Name of
current President
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the
current President of Algeria
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Name of
current Prime minister
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Abdelmalek Sellal is the current Prime
minister of Algeria
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Official
Language
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Official language is Arabic
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Religious
status
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Islam is the
official religion of Algeria.99%
of the people are Muslims
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Per
capita income
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Per
capita income of Algeria’s
people is 3316 US Dollar
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Literacy
rate
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Literacy
rate among the Algeria people
are 72.6%
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Capital
City
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Algiers
is the Capital City of Algeria
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Other
Major cities
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Boumerdas,
Oran, Tébessa, Constantine, Biskra,
Sétif, Batna City, Bab Ezzouar
and Annaba
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Currency
Name
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The
official currency of Algerian dinar
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Central
Bank
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The Bank of Algeria
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International
Airports
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Adrar International Airport
Aguemar International Airport
Ain El Bey International
Airport
Houari
Boumediene International Airport
Mohamed
Boudiaf International Airport
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Sports
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The
most popular
sport in Algeria remains
soccer. And other popular
sports in Algeria
are handball, martial arts, boxing, basketball
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