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Algeria
 
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Capital: Algiers
Area size (Land only): 2381740 sq. km Slightly larger than western Europe
Time zone: GMT +1
Currency: Dinar
Area code: (+) 213
Driving: Right
Climate description: Arid to semiarid. Mild, wet winters with rainfall along the coast and the northern mountains and hot, dry summers. Rain in the rest of the country is blocked by the Sahara Atlas Mountains, making it much drier with cold winters and extremely hot summers. Algeria experiences dust and sand-laden winds called siroccos in the summer months.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
Arabic and Tamazight (Berber) are the official languages. French is also widely spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2009 34.9 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007 33.7 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 33.3 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 32.9 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 32.4 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 31.9 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 31.4 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 31.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 30.5 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
49.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Algerians are mostly Arab (80 percent) and Berber (20 percent). Some nomadic groups live in the south.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 64.6 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 64.0 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 63.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 62.6 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 62.0 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 61.3 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 60.5 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 59.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1962
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
95 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
2005 29.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 30.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 31.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 33.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 34.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 34.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 71.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 71.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 71.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 69.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 69.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 69.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 70.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 70.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 69.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 68.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 67.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 68.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 73.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 72.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 72.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 71.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 70.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 71.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2007 33 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 33 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 34 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 35 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 35 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 39 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 39 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 50 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2007 37 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006 38 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 39 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 40 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 41 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 49 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 49 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 65 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 96 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 180 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 140 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 104 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 102 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 103 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 108 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 107 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 106 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
2000-2007 4 percent U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006 4 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005 10 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004 10 percent UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003 6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population
2003-2005 <5 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average 4 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average 5 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 85 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 85 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 87 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 89 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 94 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 92 percent UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000 92 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 69.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 69.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 68.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 67.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 66.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 79.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 79.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 78.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 77.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 76.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 60.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 60.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 59.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 58.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 57.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2008 91 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 91 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 85 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 78 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 77 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 67 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 62 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 61 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 58 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers
2008 814 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 814 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 630 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 416 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 151 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 45 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 14 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 3 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 3 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Internet users
2008 103 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2007 103 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2006 74 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2005 58 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2004 46 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2003 22 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2002 16 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2001 7 per 1,000 people ITU 2009
2000 5 per 1,000 people ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)
2008 92 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 99 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 84 (joint) Transparency International
2005 97 (joint) Transparency International
2004 97 (joint) Transparency International
2003 88 (joint) Transparency International
2002 Not ranked
2001 Not ranked
2000 Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
1990-2005 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 2.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001 <2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2007 3620 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 3110 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 2720 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 2290 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 1950 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 1750 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 1680 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 1610 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2007 135.3 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 116.5 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 102.3 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 85.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 68.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 57.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 55.2 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 54.8 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth
2006 3.0  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 5.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 5.2  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 6.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 4.7  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 2.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 2.2  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2007 7.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006 10.8 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005 16.5 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004 10.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003 8.3 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002 1.9 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001 0.7 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000 24.6 percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
26.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 113 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 113 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 85 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 85 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2007 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003 0.1 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Limited risk, although P.vivax has been reported in Ihrir.
Source: WHO

TB cases
2007 57 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2006 55 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2005 54 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2004 53 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2003 51 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2002 50 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2001 49 per 100,000 people WHO 2009
2000 48 per 100,000 people WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2008 9060 UNHCR
2007 10615 UNHCR
2006 8353 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 12006 UNHCR
2004 10691 UNHCR
2003 11667 UNHCR
2002 12107 UNHCR
2001 8418 UNHCR
2000 8034 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2008 94093 UNHCR
2007 94137 UNHCR
2006 94180 UNHCR
2005 94101 UNHCR
2004 169048 UNHCR
2003 169033 UNHCR
2002 169233 UNHCR
2001 169422 UNHCR
2000 169656 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
2007 Undetermined Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2006 Undetermined Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2006
2005 1000000 IDMC 2006

Landmine casualties per year
2007 78 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006 58 Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 2 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 2.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 3.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 3.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 3.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 No data available percent
2000 3.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 2.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 3.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 3.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 3.1 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 3.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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