STATISTICS: ALGERIA

Algeria Official name: Al-Jumhuriyah al-Jaza`iriyah ad-Dimuqratiyah ash-Sha'biyah (Arabic) (Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria). Form of government: multiparty republic with two legislative bodies (Council of Nation {1}; National People's Assembly ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Algiers. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Islam. Monetary unit: 1 Algerian dinar (DA) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = DA 57.33; 1 = DA 97.60. Demography Area: 919,595 sq mi, 2,381,741 sq km. Population (1998): 30,045,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 32.7, persons per sq km 12.6. Urban-rural (1995): urban 55.8%; rural 44.2%. Sex distribution (1995): male 50.60%; female 49.40%. Age breakdown (1995): under 15, 39.0%; 15-29, 29.6%; 30-44, 17.3%; 45-59, 8.2%; 60-74, 4.6%; 75 and over, 1.3%. Population projection: (2000) 31,345,000; (2010) 37,943,000. Doubling time: 31 years. Ethnic composition (1992): Arab c. 80%; Berber c. 20%, of which Kabyle c. 13%, Shawia c. 6%. Religious affiliation (1990): Muslim 99.9%, of which Sunni 99.5%, Ibadiyah 0.4%; Roman Catholic 0.1%. Major cities (1987): Algiers (1995) 2,168,000 (metro area; 3,702,000); Oran 609,823; Constantine 440,842; Annaba 222,518; Batna 181,601. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1996): 28.5 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1996): 5.9 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 22.6 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1996): 3.6. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1993): 5.7. Life expectancy at birth (1996): male 67.2 years; female 69.5 years. Notified cases of infectious diseases per 100,000 population (1990): hepatitis 15.1; typhoid fever 11.3; measles 7.2; cholera 5.2; tuberculosis 4.8. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: DA 600,900,000,000 (export taxes on hydrocarbons 50.8%; value-added taxes 16.1%). Expenditures: DA 627,700,000,000 (current expenditure 70.8%, development expenditure 23.1%; other 6.1%). Land use (1994): forested 1.6%; meadows and pastures 13.3%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 3.4%; other (mostly desert) 81.7%. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): wheat 2,800,000, barley 1,690,000, potatoes 1,150,000, tomatoes 718,000, dates 360,600, olives 313,300, onions 312,900, oranges 236,700, grapes 132,300; livestock (number of live animals) 17,565,000 sheep, 2,895,000 goats; roundwood (1995) 2,517,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 106,246. Mining and quarrying (1996): iron ore (gross weight) 2,245,000; phosphate rock (gross weight) 1,051,000; mercury 10,669 flasks. Manufacturing (value added in U.S.$'000,000; 1994): food products 686; iron and steel 594; fabricated metal products 489; cement, bricks, and tiles 358; transport equipment 333; electrical machinery 227. Construction (dwellings completed; 1995): 166,900. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1994) 19,888,000,000 (18,764,000,000); coal (metric tons; 1994) 20,000 (1,280,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1995) 278,860,000 ( 160,307,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 39,543,000 (10,862,000); natural gas (cu m; 1995) 60,600,000,000 ( 19,209,000,000). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1992) 6.9; income per household: n.a.; sources of income (1995): wages and salaries 43.1%, self-employment 38.3%, transfers 18.6%; expenditure (1988): food and beverages 52.3%, transportation and communications 12.0%, clothing and footwear 8.6%, housing and energy 6.7%, other 20.4%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$43,726,000,000 (U.S.$1,520 per capita). Population economically active (1994): total 6,814,000; activity rate of population 24.8% (participation rates ages 15-64, 44.3%; female 9.2%; unemployed more than 28%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$30,808,000. Tourism: (1995) receipts from visitors U.S.$27,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad U.S.$135,000,000. Foreign trade{2} Imports (1994): U.S.$9,599,000,000 (food 29.4%, of which cereals and preparations 13.8%; nonelectrical machinery 14.7%, iron and steel 9.5%). Major import sources (1995): France 29.6%; Spain 10.5%; Italy 8.2%; U.S. 8.0%; Germany 5.6%. Exports (1994): U.S.$8,594,000,000 (crude petroleum 45.7%, natural gas 31.2%, refined petroleum 18.8%). Major export destinations (1995): Italy 18.8%; U.S. 14.8%; France 11.8%; Spain 8.0%; Germany 7.9%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): route length 2,965 mi, 4,772 km; (1994) passenger-km 2,524,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 2,400,000,000. Roads (1995): total length 102,424 km (paved 69%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 871,000; trucks and buses 566,000. Air transport (1996){3}: passenger-km 2,644,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 14,826,000; airports (1996) 28. Education and health Educational attainment (1989). Percentage of economically active population age 16 and over having: no formal schooling 38.2%; Qur`anic education 0.9%; primary 20.8%; secondary 11.1%; vocational 19.7%; higher 9.3%. Literacy (1995): total population age 15 and over literate 10,531,000 (61.6%); males literate 6,368,000 (73.9%); females literate 4,163,000 (49.0%). Health (1994): physicians 25,796 (1 per 1,066 persons); hospital beds 53,612 (1 per 513 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1996) 48.7. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 3,042 (vegetable products 90%, animal products 10%); 127% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1996): 123,700 (army 86.5%, navy 5.4%, air force 8.1%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 3.2% (world 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$43. {1} Includes 48 nonelected seats appointed by the president. {2} Imports c.i.f.; exports f.o.b. {3} Air Algrie.