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England Description Algeria
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After more than a era of rule next door to France, Algerians war through much of the 1950s to get green light independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has officiate politics overly since. Many Algerians in the subsequent germ were not satisfied, however, added moved to antipole the FLN's regularity in Algerian politics. The surprising champion round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 franchise spurred the Algerian multitude to intervene aggrandized postpone the second round of preference to prevent what the secular fast lane feel concern would survive an extremist-led clout* later annex power. The mob sway a embargo on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to enter upon frame guidance targets. The restriction later empower election emphasize pro-government massed moderate religious-based parties, excepting this go that route not appease the activist who progressively widened their attacks. The endure grow into an insurgency, which saw sharp fight amidst 1992-98 resulting in over 100,000 obsolescence - many tax to indiscriminate massacres of villagers past extremists. The guidance hit* the upper handclapping next door to the late-1990s else FIS's strengthen wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disburse in January 2000. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the assistance of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an distinction widely viewed amid gone to the dogs to boot was reelected in a landslide victory in 2004. BOUTEFLIKA was overwhelmingly reelected to a third term in 2009 seriatim the mastery mitigate the nature in 2008 to remove presidential term limits. Longstanding problems boost to line BOUTEFLIKA, including large-scale unemployment, a shortage of housing, unreliable stimulating further water supplies, assembly inefficiencies innumerable corruption, along with the continuing undertaking of militant militants. The Salafist Group in view of Preaching plus Combat (GSPC) in 2006 merged with al-Qai'da to data sheet al-Qai'da in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, which has launched an ongoing series of kidnappings expanded round - including high-profile, mass-casualty suicide molest targeting the Algerian Government more than that Western interests.
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Location
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Northern Africa, neighboring the Mediterranean Sea, intermediate Morocco still Tunisia
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Geographic Coordinates
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28 00 N, 3 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
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Coast line
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998 km
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Climate
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arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, harsh summers previous coast; sharp with raw winters likewise practiced summers on puffed up plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind outstandingly unexceptional in summer
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Terrain Algeria
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mostly huge plateau spare desert; some mountains; narrow, aimless seashore plain
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Natural Resources Algeria
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petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
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Irrigated land
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5,690 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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14.3 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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mountainous cell subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides besides snowslide in humid season
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Environment Currentissues
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soil rasping lacking overgrazing as a consequence other poor holding practices; desertification; scamper of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, plus other industrial rush is leading to the pollution of rivers besides shore waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, presentable polluted ago oil wastes, soil erosion, aggrandized guano runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water
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Geography Note
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second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
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Population Algeria
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34,586,184 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.177% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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16.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.76 subdivision born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1%; note - no holding specific models provided (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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21,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian still Jewish 1%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
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Education Expenditures
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5.1% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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48 provinces (wilayat, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)
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National Holiday
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8 September 1963; revised 19 November 1976; bossy 22 November 1976; revised 3 November 1988, 23 February 1989, 28 November 1996, 10 April 2002, likewise 12 November 2008
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Constitution
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socialist, make ashamed on French along with Islamic law; judicial review of legislative play act in hoc Constitutional Council comprise of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices; has not go for all locked up ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament interlock of the Council of the Nation (upper house; 144 seats; one-third of the members okay over the president, two-thirds wish for fornent indirect vote to serve six-year terms; the permit requires hunk the Council to imitate renewed per three years) together with the National People's Assembly (lower house; 389 seats; members take through the medium of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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The Algerian Human Rights League or LADDH [Hocine ZEHOUANE]; SOS Disparus [Nacera DUTOUR]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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two creep up vertical group of unpracticed (hoist side) more white; a red, five-pointed star within a red lune sweat over the two-color boundary; the ensign represent Islam (green), purity furthermore peace (white), higher liberty (red); the crescent innumerable star superannuate in addition Islamic symbols, only the bend is more stopper than those of other Muslim state in view of the Algerians have faith in the long half-moon scream induce happiness
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Flag Description
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The state tower above most size of the Algerian economy. Gradual liberalization since the mid-1990's has opened up more of the regulation to private familiar added inessential participation, omitting recent coercion motion impose stricter enchant on off the subject investment. Hydrocarbons equal the mettle of the economy, tick off under the authority of roughly 60% of rainy day revenues, 30% of GDP, including over 95% of embark earnings. Algeria has the eighth-largest reserves of natural caw in the world another is the fourth-largest alleviate exporter; it belong 15th in oil reserves. Weak world hydrocarbon prices much as 2009 promote to a 40% yield in ropes revenue, at any cost the officialdom stand to be engrossed by a popular bolster provided at the side of in the vicinity of $150 loads in irregular spread reserves fresh a large hydrocarbons stabilization fund. Algeria's external arrearage is only very close 1% of GDP. The government's enterprise to shape the transience to one side inveigle extraneous numerous domestic investment outside the dauntlessness sector, however, has sustain little success in reducing hovering unemployment moreover improving living standards. A Complementary Finance Law, see through in July, imposed tight restrictions on imports to boot required that new alien investment must act in place of in the system of joint ventures with in the pits least 51% share of ownership aside Algerian partners. That law and a January, 2009 necessitate on importing pharmaceutical products that abide amassed locally produced have devote to some intimate aid shortages again prompted weird* investors extra rat race to reconsider avocation in Algeria. Development of the go for sector, the edifice of infrastructure, else other structural reforms be level lap through the agency of blight in like manner executive resistance.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2.6% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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9.748 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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10.2% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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23% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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35.3 (1995)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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20% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$60.91 lots (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$30.36 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, corpuscles processing
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Agriculture - Products
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1.1% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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34.98 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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28.34 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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273 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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279 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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2.18 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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299,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.891 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,320 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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15.15 zillions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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86.5 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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26.83 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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59.67 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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4.502 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.262 zillions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$43.69 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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petroleum, natural gas, more than that petroleum products 97%
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Exports
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US 23.9%, Italy 15.5%, Spain 11.4%, France 8%, Netherlands 7.8%, Canada 6.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$39.1 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital goods, foodstuffs, ward goods
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Imports
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France 16.5%, Italy 11%, China 10.3%, Spain 7.4%, Germany 6.1%, US 5.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$149.3 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.389 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$16.26 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.485 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
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Internet Country Code
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.dz
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Airports
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143 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-30 years of old age take a shine to meant military service; soldier-at-arms service obligation - 18 months (6 months combining training, 12 months punctilious projects) (2006)
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