Algeria
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People
- Population: 29183032
- Population Growth: 2.21%
- Infant Mortality: 48.7 per 1000 live births (similar to Algeria, South Africa)
Context
- Area: 2381740 km2
- Government: republic
- Religions: Christian Jewish (1%), Sunni Muslim (99%)
- Ethnic Groups: European (1%), Arab-Berber (99%)
- Borders: Western Sahara (42 km), Mauritania (463 km), Niger (956 km), Tunisia (965 km), Libya (982 km), Mali (1376 km), Morocco (1559 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: 2497$US (similar to Algeria)
- GDP from agriculture: 12%
- GDP from industry: 50%
- GDP from services: 38%
