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National name: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah
President: Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika (1999)
Prime Minister: Ahmed Benbitour (1999)
Area: 919,595 sq. mi. (2,381,740 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 31,133,486 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.15%); birth rate: 27.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 43.8/1000; density per sq. mi.: 34
Capital: Algiers
Largest cities (1987): Algiers, 1,507,241; Oran, 628,558; Constantine, 440,842; Annaba, 305,526
Monetary unit: Dinar
Languages: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Ethnicity/race: Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%
Religion: 99% Islam (Sunni)
Literacy rate: 57%.
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $140.2 billion; $4,600 per capita. Real growth rate: 3.2%. Inflation: 9%. Unemployment: 30%. Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: wheat, barley, oats, wine, citrus, fruits, olives, livestock. Labor force: 7.8 million (1996 est.); by occupation: government, 29.5%; agriculture, 22%; construction and public works, 16.2%; industry, 13.6%; commerce and services, 13.5%; transportation and communication, 5.2% (1989). Industry: petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc. Exports: $14 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.): petroleum and natural gas, 97%. Imports: $8.5 billion (f.o.b., 1997 est.): capital goods, food and beverages, consumer goods. Major trading partners: Italy, U.S., France, Spain, Germany.
