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Essential Information
Area: 2,381,741 sq km
Population: 33,8 million (July 2008 est.)
Capital: Algiers
Principal Towns: Oran, Constatine, Annaba,
Stiff, Blida, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Batna, Tlemcen.
Languages: Arabic is the
official language but French is still widely used. There are
Berber-speaking minorities.
Gross Domestic Product:
$101.0 billion (2007)
GDP per capita: $3'009 (2007)
International Reserves:
$75 billion (2007)
Climate: The coast has a
moderate climate with temperatures ranging from 13 to 32°C. The
summer months of June to September can be hot and humid with daytime
temperatures registering between 27 and 32°C; these can be exceeded,
for brief periods, when the hot, dry sirocco wind blows from the
south. The Sahara desert is hot and arid with daytime temperatures
reaching 43°C while night temperatures fall to 10°C or less.
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