Algeria

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Capital: Algiers Government: Presidential Republic Current President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune Economy: Hydrocarbons (natural gas, oil) contribute ~60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Ranks 16th in the world in oil reserves. Population: 41,657,488 (2018) Land Size: 2.4 million sq km (919,595 sq miles) Major Ethnic Groups: Arab-Berber: 99% European: < 1%

Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion): 99% Christian and Jewish: 1% Language(s): Arabic (official) French Tamazight (Kabylie) Other Berber dialects Links: CIA World Fact Book: Algeria U.S. Department of State: Algeria BBC News: Algeria Algeria Embassy in the U.S. About Algeria Algeria Daily

RECENT NEWS

• Thu - Jan 23, 2020: President Tebboune Meets With Managers of Public, Private Media - AllAfrica News: Algeria
  [Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune met Wednesday morning with the managers of national public and private media, said a communiqué of the Presidency of the Republic.
• Thu - Jan 23, 2020: Algeria to Host Meeting of Libya's Neighbouring Countries Foreign Ministers On Thursday - AllAfrica News: Algeria
  [Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -Algeria will host on Thursday a meeting of Libya's neighbouring countries' foreign ministers (Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Chad and Niger), said Wednesday a communiqué of the foreign affairs ministry.
• Thu - Jan 23, 2020: Algeria Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Burkina Faso - AllAfrica News: Algeria
  [Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -Algeria has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks Monday on two localities of the province of Sanmatenga in the North of Burkina Faso, leaving several dead among the civilians and important material damage.
• Wed - Jan 22, 2020: Ugandan Prodigy Makes Sh20 Million Move to Algeria - AllAfrica News: Algeria
  [Nation] Ugandan prodigy Allan Okello was on Tuesday unveiled at Algerian club Paradou after signing a four-year contract.
• Mon - Jan 20, 2020: President Tebboune Receives President of European Council - AllAfrica News: Algeria
  [Algerie Presse Service] Berlin -President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune received on Sunday in Berlin, President of the European Council, Charles Michel.