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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (Arabic)
al-Jumhūriyya al-Jazāʾiriyya ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyya ash-Shaʿbiyya
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Motto: " بالشّعب وللشّعب " (Arabic)
S weɣref i weɣref (Berber)
"By the people and for the people"[1][2] |
Anthem:
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Algiers
 36°42′N 3°13′E |
| Official language(s) |
Arabic[3] |
| National languages |
Berber |
| Demonym |
Algerian |
| Government |
Semi-presidential republic |
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President |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
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Prime Minister |
Ahmed Ouyahia |
| History |
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Berber kingdom of Numidia |
from 202 BC |
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Roman Republic |
from 46 BC |
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Vandal Kingdom |
from 430 |
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Rustamid dynasty |
from 767 |
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Zirid dynasty |
from 973 |
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Hammadid dynasty |
from 1014 |
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Abdalwadid dynasty |
from 1235 |
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Ottoman Empire |
from 1516 |
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French rule |
from 1830 |
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Independence from France |
3 July 1962 (recognized by France) |
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Independence from France |
5 July 1962 (declared by Algeria) |
| Area |
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Total |
2,381,741 km2 (10th)
919,595 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
negligible |
| Population |
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2010 estimate |
36,423,000[4] |
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1998 census |
29,100,867 |
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Density |
14.6/km2 (204th)
37.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$251.705 billion[5] |
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Per capita |
$6,965[5] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$157.759 billion[5] |
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Per capita |
$4,366[5] |
| Gini (1995) |
35.3[6] (medium) |
| HDI (2010) |
 0.677[7] (high) (84th) |
| Currency |
Algerian dinar (DZD) |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+01) |
| Drives on the |
right |
| ISO 3166 code |
DZ |
| Internet TLD |
.dz, الجزائر. |
| Calling code |
213 |
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