People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  • الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (Arabic)
    al-Jumhūriyya al-Jazāʾiriyya ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyya aš‑Šaʿbiyya
  • République algérienne démocratique et populaire (French)
Flag of Algeria
Flag
Emblem of Algeria
Emblem
Motto: بالشعب وللشعب
("By the people and for the people")
Anthem: Kassaman
(English:"We Pledge")
Location of Algeria (dark green)
Location of Algeria (dark green)
Capital
and largest city
Algiers
36°42′N3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E /36.700; 3.217
Official languages
  • Arabic
  • Berber
Other languagesAlgerian Arabic (Darja)(lingua franca)
French
Ethnic groups
  • Arab-Berber 99%
  • 1% others
Religion
  • 99% Sunni Islam (official)
  • 1% other (inc. Christians and Jews)
Demonym(s)Algerian
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
• Prime Minister
Aymen Benabderrahmane
• Council President
Salah Goudjil
• Assembly President
Ibrahim Boughali
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Council of the Nation
• Lower house
People's National Assembly
Formation
• Numidia Unification
202 BC
• Rustamid dynasty
776
• Zirid dynasty
972
• Hammadid dynasty
1015
• Zayyanid dynasty
1236
• Al Jazâ'ir
1516
• French occupation
5 July 1830
• Independence
5 July 1962
Area
• Total
2,381,741 km2(919,595 sq mi) (10th)
• Water (%)
1.1
Population
• 2021 estimate
44,700,000 (32nd)
• Density
17.7/km2(45.8/sq mi) (168th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $532.565 billion (43rd)
• Per capita
Increase $11,829 (111th)
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $163.512 billion (58th)
• Per capita
Increase $3,638 (130th)
Gini (2011)27.6
low
HDI (2019)Increase 0.748
high · 91st
CurrencyAlgerian dinar (DZD)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code+213
ISO 3166 codeDZ
Internet TLD.dz
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