Official Name: People´s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Shape of the State: Republic
National anthem: Quassamen
President: H.E. Abdelmajid TEBBOUNE
Capital: Algiers
Main Cities: Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Ghardaïa, Tlemcen, Ouargla, Setif, Batna, Beja¡a, Mostaganem, Tizi Ouzou, Biskra
Administrative Organization:
48 Wilayas (Provinces), 535 Daïras (Sub-Prefectures), 1541 Communes (Municipalities)
Area: 2, 381, 741 km2
Neighboring Countries: Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco
Climate: A Mediterranean climate in North, a semi-arid climate in Highlands, desert climate in the South
Time Zone: GMT+1
Official Languages: Arabic, Tamazight
Telephone code: + 213
National code of domains: DZ
Religion: Islam
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
Population: 40.4 million inhabitants
Average density: 16.08 inhabitants/km2
Life expectancy:
Men: 75.12 years
Women: 77.72 years
Population distribution by age:
Less than 19 years: 39%
Between 19 and 64 years: 56%
More than 65 years: 5%
Working days: Sunday to Thursday
Legal Holidays:
1- National Holidays:
– Day of Independence (July 5th)
– National Day: November 1st (Launching of Liberation War in 1954)
2- Civil Holidays:
– Labor Day (May 1st)
– New Year´s Day (January 1st)
3- Religious holidays:
– Aïd-El-Fitr (2 days)
– Aïd-El-Adha (2 days)
– Awwal Muharram
– Ashura
– El Mawlid en-Nabawi