Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Population
194,320
37,367,226
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
74.730 years
Capital City
Algiers
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Algiers (population: 1,977,660)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.748
GDP per capita
$7,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
69.9%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
3.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
6.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
10.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished in practice
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
5 July 1962 (from France)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Exports
petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%
External Debt
$4,699,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 63.25 (2008 est.), 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006), 73.276 (2005), 72.061 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
2
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Area
2,831 km sq
2,381,741 km sq
Coastline
403 km
998 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer
