ALGERIA

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Algeria (Arabic: الجزائر‎, Al Jaza'ir  Berber:, Ledzayer [ldzæjər]), is the second largest country on the African continent. It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco as well as a few kilometers of the Western Sahara, in the west. Constitutionally, Algeria is defined as an Islamic, Arab, and Amazigh (Berber) country. Algeria is a member of the African Union; it is also a member of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries).

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria

الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyah ash-Sha’bīyah People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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Motto: من الشعب و للشعب   (Arabic) "From the people and for the people."
Capital (and largest city)	Algiers 36°42′N 3°13′type:country(2,381,741)
Official languages	Arabic (de jure), and French (de facto)1
Government	Semi-presidential republic
- President	Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- Prime Minister	Abdelaziz Belkhadem
Etablishment
- Ziyanid dynasty	from 1236
- Ottoman rule	from 1516
- French rule	from 1830
- Republic	July 5, 1962
Area
- Total	2,381,741 km² (11th) 919,595 sq mi
- Water (%)	negligible
Population
- 2005 estimate	32,930,091 (35th)
- 1998 census	29,100,867
- Density	14/km² (196th) 36/sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2006 estimate
- Total	$253.4 billion (38th)
- Per capita	$7,700 (88th)
GDP (nominal)	2005 estimate
- Total	$102,026 billion (48th)
- Per capita	$3,086 (84th)
HDI (2004)	0.728 (medium) (102nd)
Currency	Algerian dinar (DZD)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Internet TLD	.dz
Calling code	+213

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