Algeria embraces an area of 2.3 million km 2 with over 9 million residents. The northern part of the country (228,762 km 2 with 8,931,300 residents, of which 902,000 Europeans), which includes 12 departments according to the new administrative division of 1956, sends 66 deputies to the French National Assembly; 45 of them are Muslims.… Read More »
(Al-Jumhūrīyah al-Jazā’irīyah ad-dīmūqrātīyah ash-shaʽbīyah). State of North Africa (2,381,741 km²). Capital: Algiers (El Djazaïr). Administrative division: Wilayate (50). Population: 42,578,000 residents (2018 estimate). Language: Arabic (official), French, Tamazight (Berber national language). Religion: Sunni Muslims 99.5%, other Muslims 0.4%, others 0.1%. Monetary unit: Algerian dinar (100 cents). Human Development Index: 0.754 (85th place). Borders: Mediterranean Sea… Read More »