Algeria
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Country Profile
Location: North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Geographical Size: land: 2,381,740 sq km
Climate: arid to semiarid
Population: 47,022,473 (July 2024 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 1.54% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Arab-Amazigh 99%, European less than 1%
Languages: Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official); dialects include Kabyle
Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)
Religion: Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) less than 1% (2012
est.)
Capital City: Algiers
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