Statistical information Algeria 1990
Algeria in the World
Algeria - Introduction 1990
top of pageBackground: After a century of rule by France Algeria became independent in 1962.
Algeria - Geography 1990
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Land boundaries: 6,343 km total; Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km
Coastline: 998 km
Maritime claims: Territorial sea:12 nm
Climate: 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
Terrain: mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Elevation
Natural resources: crude oil, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
Land use
Land use: 3% arable land; NEGL% permanent crops; 13% meadows and pastures; 2% forest and woodland; 82% other; includes NEGL% irrigated
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Note: second largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
Algeria - People 1990
top of pagePopulation: 25,566,507 (July 1990), growth rate 2.8% (1990)
Nationality: noun--Algerian(s; adjective--Algerian
Ethnic groups: 99% Arab-Berber, less than 1% European
Languages: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Religions: 99% Sunni Muslim (state religion; 1% Christian and Jewish
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 37 births/1000 population (1990)
Death rate: 9 deaths/1000 population (1990)
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1000 population (1990)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; desertification
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 87 deaths/1000 live births (1990)
Life expectancy at birth: 61 years male, 64 years female (1990)
Total fertility rate: 5.4 children born/woman (1990)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 52%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Algeria - Government 1990
top of pageCountry name: conventional long form: Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Government type: republic
Capital: Algiers
Administrative divisions: 31 provinces (wilayat, singular--wilaya; Adrar, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bouira, Constantine, Djelfa, El Asnam, Guelma, Jijel, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mostaganem, M'sila, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen; note--there may now be 48 provinces with El Asnam abolished, and the addition of 18 new provinces named Ain Delfa, Ain Temouchent, Bordjbou, Boumerdes, Chlef, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Mila, Naama, Relizane, Souk Ahras, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt
Dependent areas
Independence: 5 July 1962 (from France)
National holiday: Anniversary of the Revolution, 1 November (1954)
Constitution: 19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976
Legal system: socialist, based on French and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials, including several Supreme Court justices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: universal at age 18
Executive branch: Chief of State--President Chadli BENDJEDID (since 7 February 1979; Head of Government--Prime Minister Mouloud HAMROUCHE (since 9 September 1989)
Legislative branch: Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation: AfDB, AIOEC, Arab League, ASSIMER, CCC, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB--Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, ILZSG, INTERPOL, IOOC, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OAU, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Diplomatic representation
In the us: Ambassador Abderrahmane BENSID; Chancery at 2,118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington DC 20,008; telephone (202) 328-5,300; US--Ambassador Christopher W. S. ROSS; Embassy at 4 Chemin Cheich Bachir Brahimi, Algiers (mailing address is B. P. Box 549, Alger-Gare, 16,000 Algiers; telephone p213o (2) 601-425 or 255, 186; there is a US Consulate in Oran
Flag description: two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star within a red crescent; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion)
National symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Algeria - Economy 1990
top of pageEconomy overview: The exploitation of oil and natural gas products forms the backbone of the economy. Algeria depends on hydrocarbons for nearly all of its export receipts, about 30% of government revenues, and nearly 25% of GDP. In 1973-74 the sharp increase in oil prices led to a booming economy that helped to finance an ambitious program of industrialization. Plunging oil and gas prices, combined with the mismanagement of Algeria's highly centralized economy, have brought the nation to its most serious social and economic crisis since independence. The government has promised far-reaching reforms, including giving public sector companies more autonomy, encouraging private-sector activity, boosting gas and nonhydrocarbon exports, and a major overhaul of the banking and financial systems. In 1988 the government started to implement a new economic policy to dismantle large state farms into privately operated units.
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: accounts for 8% of GDP and employs 24% of labor force; net importer of food--grain, vegetable oil, and sugar; farm production includes wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits, sheep, and cattle
Industries: petroleum, light industries, natural gas, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing
Industrial production growth rate: 5.4% (1986)
Labor force:
3,700,000; 40%
industry and commerce, 24% agriculture, 17% government, 10%
services (1984)
industry and commerce, 24% agriculture, 17% government, 10%
services (1984)
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 19% (1988)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $17.4 billion; expenditures $22.0 billion, including capital expenditures of $8.0 billion (1988)
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $9.1 billion (f.o.b., 1989 est.)
Commodities: petroleum and natural gas 98%
Partners: Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Italy, France, US
Imports: $7.8 billion (f.o.b., 1989 est.)
Commodities: capital goods 35%, consumer goods 36%, food 20%
Partners: France 25%, Italy 8%, FRG 8%, US 6-7%
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external: $26.2 billion (December 1989)
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: Algerian dinars (DA) per US$1--8.0086 (January 1990), 7.6086 (1989), 5.9148 (1988), 4.8497 (1987), 4.7023 (1986), 5.0278 (1985)
Algeria - Energy 1990
top of pageElectricity
Capacity: 4,333,000 kW capacity; 14,370 million kWh produced, 580 kWh per capita (1989)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Algeria - Communication 1990
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Algeria - Military 1990
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp: 1.8% of GDP, or $974 million (1989 est.)
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Algeria - Transportation 1990
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports: 147 total, 136 usable; 53 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways over 3,660 m; 29 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 68 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Heliports
Pipelines: crude oil, 6,612 km; refined products, 298 km; natural gas, 2,948 km
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Merchant marine: 75 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 900,957 GRT/1,063,994 DWT; includes 5 passenger, 27 cargo, 2 vehicle carrier, 10 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 5 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 9 liquefied gas, 7 chemical tanker, 9 bulk, 1 specialized liquid cargo
Ports and terminals
Algeria - Transnational issues 1990
top of pageDisputes international: Libya claims about 19,400 km² in southeastern Algeria
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs
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