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GENERAL INFORMATION| Time Zone |  | Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghan, Afghans |
| Total Area | | 2,381,741 (2006) km² |
| Capital | | Algiers (2009) |
| Currency | | Algerian dinars (DZD) (2009) |
| Government type | | republic (2009) |
| Languages | | Albania, Albanian, Tirana, Albanians |
| Religions | | Africa |
| Total population | | 35.44 million(2009 forecast) |
| Urban Population as % of total population | | 64% (2006) |
| Population median age | | 24.0 years (2006) |
| Population growth rate | | 1.50% (2006) |
| Life expectancy | | 72 years (2007) |
| Adult litteracy | | 75% (2000/2007) |
| % of population living on less than $2 a day | | 23.60% (2008) |
| Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini Index) | | 35.3 (1995) (0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality) |
| Freedom house Rating | | Political Rights: 6 (1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating) |
| Total telephone subscribers as % of population | | 90.47% (2007) (sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers) |
| Internet users as % of total population | | 10.34% (2007) |
| Cost of living - Mercer Index (ranking by city on a basis of 143; the 1st is the most expensive and the 143rd is the least expensive; New York is the base city) | | New York - Index: 100 (Base) Algiers: 57th - Index: 86.8 (2008) |
| CO2 emissions | | 5.994 (2009) (metric tons of CO2 per capita) |
ECONOMIC INFORMATION| Central Bank | | Bank of Algeria (2009) | ||||||||||||||||
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | | $150.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP | | $135,285 (millions of US dollars)(2004) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) | | $188,217 (millions of International dollars)(2004) | ||||||||||||||||
| Real GDP growth | |
2009: 2.00% (forecast) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP per capita - current prices | | $3,903.34 (2007) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP Per Capita - PPP | | $6,538.74 (2007) International Dollars(2004) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP(PPP) - share of world total | | 0.36% (2008) | ||||||||||||||||
| GDP - composition by sector | |
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| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP) | | 33.4 (1998) | ||||||||||||||||
| Inflation | | 2006:agriculture: 8.1% 2007:industry: 62.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | | services: 29.4% (2008 est.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Household saving rates | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Public debt (% of GDP) | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Sovereign Bond Ratings | | Standard & Poor's: - Moody's rating: - Moody's outlook: - (Foreign Currency, March 2009) | ||||||||||||||||
| Market value of traded public shares | | 13.027 | ||||||||||||||||
| Largest companies in 333 | | - | ||||||||||||||||
| FT Top 50 Banks in the World by market value 2009 | |
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS| Current Account Balance | | US$48.164billion (2008) |
| Share of the world export | | - |
| Shares in world total merchandising export | | 0.43% (2007) |
| Shares in world total commercial services export | | 0.08% (2007) |
| Total exports | | 2.5 |
| Export commodities | | 3.7 |
| Total imports | | 12.9% (2008 est.) |
| Import commodities | | US$75.06 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
| Export - major partners | | petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97% |
| Import - major partners | | US$36.87 billion f.o.b.(2008 est. |
| Inward FDI flows by host Economy | | US$1,664.6 million (2007) |
| Value of cross-border M&A's, by country of purchaser | | - |
| Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2007 (Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, value of the deal) | | - (Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, value of the deal) |
Best Countries:Best countries for doing business (ranking by country on a basis of 181, the first is the best) | | Overall Ranking: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods(2006) Subcategories: Starting a business: US 29.4%, Italy 13.8%, Spain 9.6%, Canada 8.4%, France 7.4%, Netherlands 5% (2007)(2006) Employing workers: capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products(2006) Registering property: France 18.7%, China 9%, Italy 8.5%, Spain 6%, US 5.5%, Germany 5.3%, Russia 4.6%, Turkey 4.1% (2007)(2006) Getting credit: 132(2006) Protecting investors: 132(2006) Trading across border: 141(2006) |
| Global Competitiveness Ranking | | 99 (2008/2009)(2008/2009) |
| Economic Freedom Index (ranking by country; the first is the best) | | 56.64(2006) (100=totally free 0=totally repressed ) |
GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS ARTICLES AND COUNTRIES REPORTS FROM GLOBAL FINANCE ARCHIVE
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