Algeria

 President: Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika (1999)

Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia (2008)

Total area: 919,590 sq mi (2,381,741 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 34,586,184 (growth rate: 1.1%); birth rate: 16.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 26.7/1000; life expectancy: 74.2; density per sq mi: 36

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Algiers, 3,917,000 (metro. area), 1,742,800 (city proper)

Other large cities: Oran, 752,200; Constantine, 530,100; Batna, 278,100; Annaba, 246,700

Monetary unit: Dinar