Algeria shares a border with Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. It is mostly high plateau and desert with some mountains and narrow, discontinuous coastal plain.
People who live in Algeria are called Algerians, which is also the adjective used to describe something from this country. As of July 2011, there were about 35 million people. 99% of Algerians are Arab-Berber, while the other 1% are European. While Arabic is the official language of Algeria, French and Berber dialects are also spoken. Sunni Muslims is the state religion with 99% of the population; the other 1% are Christian and Jewish.
The country's official name is People's democratic Republic of Algeria. The capital is Algiers, and the country is made up of 48 provinces. The Constitution was first written in September 1963 and can be found here on Constitution Finder. The current president is President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Information about the leaders of Algeria's government can be found here. The currency is Algerian dinars (abbreviated DZD), which stands at 76 DZD per USD as of 2010.
All of this information was gathered from the CIA World Factbook. For more information, check out these resources...
Algeria, CIA World Factbook
Background Note: Algeria, U.S. Department of State
Algeria 2010 Country Report on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State
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