FACTS AND FIGURES
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Capital (and largest city)
- Algiers (3 million inhabitants).
Official language
National languages
Demonym
Government (Presidential Republic)
- President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia
- The Council of Ministers is chaired by the President of the Republic.
- The Council of Government is chaired by the Prime Minister.
The Parliament: bicameral - The Council of the Nation / Speaker : Mr. Abdelkader BENSALAH
- The National People's Assembly / Speaker : Mr.Abdelaziz ZIARI
Constitution - Revised in 1996 and a further amendment adopted in 2002 and 2008.
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Establishment - Hammadid dynasty: from 1014
- Ottoman rule: from 1516
- French rule: from 1830
- Independence from France: July 5, 1962
Area - Total: 2,381,740 km2 (11th) 919,595 sq miles
- Water (%): negligible
Population - 2008 estimate: 34 Million
- 1998 census: 29,100,867
- Density: 14/km2 (196th) 36/sq miles
GDP (PPP) (2006 estimate) - Total: $253.4 billion (38th)
- Per capita: $8,100 (2007 est.) (88th)
GDP (nominal) (2005 estimate) - Total: $102.026 billion (48th)
- Per capita $3,086 (84th)
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| Gini (1995) HDI (2007) Currency Weights and Measures - The MKSA (Meter, Kilogram, Second, Ampere) system.
Time zone - CET (UTC+1), throughout the year.
Eletric power - 220V, 50Hz, plug type C and F.
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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
Public holidays
- New year's day: January 1st.
- Labor Day: May 1st.
- Independence Day: July 5th.
- Anniversary of the Revolution: November 1st.
Religious holidays
- Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-al'-Adha, Awal Mouharem, Achoura, Mawlid En Nabaoui Echarif.
Religious holidays are based on the lunar calendar and so the date is varying every year.
