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Capital Algeria : |
Algiers .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Algeria :
| Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km .
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| Climate Algeria :
| arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer .
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| Life expectancy Algeria :
| 72.74 years .
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| Fertility rate Algeria :
| 2.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Algeria :
| republic .
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| Population Algeria :
| 32,129,324 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Algeria :
| 2,381,740 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Algeria :
| 2,199,600 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Algeria :
| 1,447,310 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Algeria :
| 213.
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| Current account balance Algeria :
| $7.836 billion (2003) |
| HIV Algeria :
| 0.1% note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Algeria :
| 23% (1999 est.) |
| Literacy Algeria :
| 70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Algeria :
| 2,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Algeria :
| 26.8% (1995) |
| Inflation Algeria :
| 3.5% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Algeria :
| 26.2% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Algeria :
| 500,000 (2002) |
| Location Algeria :
| Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
| Geographic Coordinates Algeria :
| 28 00 N, 3 00 E |
| Religion Algeria :
| Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
| Administrative region Algeria :
| 48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen |
| Terrain Algeria :
| mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Elevation extremes lowest Algeria :
| Chott Melrhir -40 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Algeria :
| Tahat 3,003 m |
| Natural resources Algeria :
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
| Land use arable land Algeria :
| 3,22% |
| Land use permanentcrops Algeria :
| 0,25% |
| Irrigated land Algeria :
| 5,600 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Algeria :
| mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season |
| Environment current issues Algeria :
| soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water |
| Geography note Algeria :
| second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan) |
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