People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (
Arabic )
al-Jumhūriyya al-Jazāʾiriyya ad-Dīmuqrāṭiyya aš-Šaʿbiyya République algérienne démocratique et populaire (French ) Motto: بالشعب وللشعب [1] [2] Anthem: Kassaman "We Pledge" )Location of Algeria (dark green)
Capitaland largest city
Algiers 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E / 36.700; 3.217 Official languages Other languages Algerian Arabic (Darja) (lingua franca) French [3] [a] Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym(s) Algerian Government Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune Aymen Benabderrahmane Salah Goudjil Slimane Chenine Legislature Parliament Council of the Nation People's National Assembly 202 BC 972 1015 1236 1516 5 July 1830 5 July 1962 • Total
2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi) (10th ) • Water (%)
1.1 • 2021 estimate
44,700,000[4] 32nd ) • Density
17.7/km2 (45.8/sq mi) (168th ) GDP (PPP ) 2021 estimate • Total
[5] 43rd )• Per capita
[5] 111th )GDP (nominal) 2021 estimate • Total
[5] 58th )• Per capita
[5] 130th )Gini (2011) 27.6[6] [7] low HDI (2019) [8] high 91st Currency Algerian dinar (DZD )Time zone UTC +1CET )Date format dd/mm/yyyy Driving side right Calling code +213 ISO 3166 code DZ Internet TLD .dz 
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$514.748 billion