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Meaning of Country's name	"The Islands" - referring to the four islands which lay off the city's coast until becoming apart of the mainland in 1525
Capital	Algiers
Largest Cities	Algiers, Oran
Population	35,369,000 (est. 2009)
Country Code	213
Internet Country Code	.dz
Area	919,595 mi² (2,381,741 km²)
Area-Comparative	Slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Bordering Countries	Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya, Tunisia
Date of Founding (Current State)	July 1, 1962
Type of Government	Republic
Languages Spoken	Arabic, French, and Berber
Religions Practiced	Sunni Muslim (99%), Christian and Jewish (1%)
GDP per Capita	$7, 100 (est. 2009)
Latest GDP Growth Rate	3.4% (est. 2009)
Top Exports	Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Petroleum products
National Holidays	New Year's Day - Jan. 1, Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet), Labor Day - May 1, Revolutionary Readjustment - June 19, Independence Day - July 5, Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), Anniversary of the Revolution - Nov. 1, Eid al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), Islamic New Year, and Ashoura
Money Currency	Algerian Dinar
National Sports Teams	National Football Team, National Rugby Union Team, National Handball Team, National Ice Hockey Team, National Men's Volleyball Team, National Women's Volleyball Team, National Men's Water Polo Team, Davis Cup Tennis Team, Fed Cup Tennis Team, and National under-17 Football Team
Random Fact	90% of Algeria is considered desert

NEWS FROM Algeria

Saturday, 05-25-13, 10:48

Algeria Stresses Angola Diplomacy in Unification of States

[ANGOP]Luanda -The Algerian ambassador to Angola, Kamel Boughaba said that the Angolan diplomacy has contributed to the unification of the States at the level of African continent, becoming equally in the concert of the nations.

Friday, 05-24-13, 10:31

Algerian and Tunisian Students Voice Solidarity With Sahrawi People

[SPS]Algiers -The General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) underlined Wednesday in Algiers, along with the Algerian student movement, their support to the struggle of the Sahrawi people for self-determination.

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