Algeria
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 | |
