General country information
Algiers | |
republic | |
2381740 km2 | |
33769668 (July 2008 est.) / 14/km2 | |
Algerian Dinar (DZD) currency converter | |
$ 6500 (2007 est.) | |
0.733 (2005) | |
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects | |
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% | |
arid 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 | |