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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
🗺️ Algiers, Algeria
Capital city
📍 36.7538°, 3.0588°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalAlgiers
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population47.7M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.dz
Internet Users77%
GDP per Capita$15,400
🌍 Geography
LocationNorthern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Size Comparisonslightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Climatearid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer
Terrainmostly high plateau and desert; Atlas Mountains in the far north and Hoggar Mountains in the south; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsArab-Amazigh 99%, European less than 1%
ReligionsMuslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Ahmadi Muslim, Shia Muslim, Ibadi Muslim) <1% (2012 est.)
Median Age29.3 years
Life Expectancy77.9 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 5 July (1962)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook