Algeria

Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

GOVERNMENT:
Independence:----------- Independence from french in July 5, 1962
Type Of Government:----- Republic
President:--------------- Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime Minister:---------- Ismail Hamdani
Population: ------------ 30,480,793

GEOGRAPHY:
Area: ------------------ 2,381,740 sq. km : 919,595 sq. mi
Capital City: ---------- Algiers
Capital city(Est. pop.):---- 3,705,000
Location:----- Northern West Africa
Natural Resources:------ Petroleum, Natural Gas, iron ore, phosphates,
uranium, lead, zinc.

PEOPLE:
Languages:-------------- Arabic (Official), French, Berber dialects
Religions:-------------- 99%-Sunni Muslim (state religion), 1%-Christian
and Jewish
Literacy Rate:---------- 61.6% of total population, (males:73.9%,
females:49%)

ECONOMY:
Monetary unit:---------- Dinar
Unemployment:----------- 28 % (1996)
GDP:-------------------- purchasing power parity - $115.9 billion (1996)
- GDP real growth rate: 4%
- GDP per capita: $4,000
Inflation Rate (consumer prices):--- 19.8% (1996)
National Budget:
- Revenues:----- $14.3 billion
- Expenditures:------ $17.9 billion
External Debt: --------- $32 billion
Currency:--------------- 1 Algerian dinar = 100 centimes
Labor Force:------------ 7.8 million (1996)
Agriculture:------------ Wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits;
cattle, sheep
Industries:------------- Petroleum, petrochemical, food processing
Exports:---------------- $11 billion
- Commodities:------ Petroleum and Natural Gas
Imports:---------------- $10.5 billion
- Commodities:------ Capital goods, food and beverages, consumer goods

DEFENCE:
Defence expenditures:--- exchange rate conversion - $1.3 billion, 2.7% of
GDP

VITAL STATISTICS:
Birth Rate:----------------------- 28.01 (per 1,000 population) (1997)
Death Rate:----------------------- 5.76 (per 1,000 population)
Infant Mortality rate:------------ 47.1 (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fertility Rate:------------------- 3.48 (per woman)
Life expectancy at birth:
- Total Population:----- 68.62 (Males:-- 67.5, Females:-- 69.79)