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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Algiers
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1,977,633
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2020
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Bormerdas
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786,499
|
2020
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Oran
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645,984
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2020
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Population: |
38,594,083 |
| Area Total: |
2,381,740km2 |
| Area Land: |
2,381,740km2 |
| Coast Line: |
998km |
| Capital: |
Algiers |
| Climate: |
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-laden wind especially common in summer. |
| Languages: |
Arabic
French
Berber dialects
Afro-Asiatic languages |
| Currency: |
1 Algerian dinar = 100 centimes |
| Holiday: |
Anniversary of the Revolution, 1 November (1954), Labour Day is 1 May, Independence Day is 5 July (1962) |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 48.50°F |
| July: |
°C / 80.40°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 18.2" |
Boundaries
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Morocco
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1,559 km
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Mali
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1,376 km
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Libya
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982 km
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Tunisia
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965 km
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Niger
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956 km
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Mauritania
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463 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Arab-Berber
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83.00%
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Berber
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16.00%
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European
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1.00%
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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99.00%
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Christian and Jewish
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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