Algeria
Last reviewed: 27 February 2012

Country information

Area: 2,381,740 sq km
Population: 36. million
Capital City: Algiers
People: Arab-Berber (99%), European less than 1%
Languages: Arabic (official), French, Amazigh (national but not official language)
Religion(s): Sunni Muslim (99%), Christian and Jewish (1%)
Currency: 1 Algerian dinar (DA) = 100 centimes
Major political parties: Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN), Rassemblement Nationale Democratique (RND), Front des Forces Socialistes (FFS), Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Democratie (RCD), Mouvement de la Societe pour la Paix (MSP), Mouvement de la Réforme Nationale (el-Islah) (MRN) and Parti des Travailleurs (PT).
Government: Republic/Presidential
Head of State: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Head of Government/Premier: Mr Ahmed Ouyahia
Foreign Minister: Mr Mourad Medelci

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Travel Advice

Travel Advice: Algeria

See also

• UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Algeria

Useful links

• BBC News Country Timeline: Algeria