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Algeria
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Geography

Location	Northwest Africa
Geographic Coordinates	28 00 N, 3 00 E
area	919,594 sq. mi. Land--919,594 sq. mi.; water--0 sq. km.
area comparison	slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas

border countries	Morocco and Western Sahara and by Tunisia and Libya
climate	Arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; a hot, dust/sand-laden wind called sirocco is especially common in summer.
terrain	Mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain. Mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes, mud slides
natural resources	petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
natural hazards	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season

People

population	34,994,937 (July 2011 est.)
age structure	1.177%. Birth rate (2010 est.)--16.71 births/1,000 population; death rate (2010 est.)--4.66 deaths/1,000 population.
life expectacy	Infant mortality rate--26.75 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy at birth--total population 75.26 years; male 72.57 years; female 76.04 years
nationality	Algerian
religons	Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%.
languages	Arabic (official), Berber (national language), French.
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 69.9% male: 79.6% female: 60.1% (2002 est.)

Government

counrty name	People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
goverment type	republic
captial	Algiers
cheif of state/head of goverment	President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA

Economy

Labor forced by occupation	agriculture: 14% industry: 13.4% construction and public works: 10% trade: 14.6% government: 32% other: 16%
Agriculture	wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle
industry	petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing
exported commidities	petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
imported commidities	capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods
currency	Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar	1.00 DZD	=	0.0134662 USD

Communication

Number of Land line Phones	2.923 million (2010)
number of cell phones	32.78 million

Transportation

Airports	143
Paved airports	57
roadways	111,261 km
roadways compared to the world	38

Miscellaneous Information

Manpower available for military service	males age 16-49: 10,273,129females age 16-49: 10,114,552
Military service age and obligation	19-30 years of age for compulsory military service

Sources

Algeria Info Page	http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/8005.htm#
	https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html