The enormous comparable growth rate in lives covered in algeria is due to a recently launched ag product as part of an initiative promoted heavily by the public sector. Population stands at 32,531,853 and is estimated to grow 1. Learn more about the algeria economy, including the population of algeria, gdp, facts, trade, business, inflation and other data and analysis on its economy from the index of economic freedom. The 81yearold has only made limited public appearances since suffering a stroke in 20. Climate is this north african country is hot, dry, and desert like. Like many other postconflict countries, algeria is highly dependent on. After lurching from one military coup to another, nigeria now has an elected leadership. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Algeria does not have any officially recognized national or sectorspecific programs for sharing cybersecurity assets within the public and private sector. Please select a country in the dropdown menu below to see the values for the 6 dimensions. When using standard odin weights, category scores are weighted to make the shares of social, economic, and environmental statistics equal in the overall score.
Algeria, may 2008 4 colons colonists, or, more popularly, pieds noirs literally, black feet dominated the government and controlled the bulk of algeria. In the decade since the global financial crisis, countries in the middle east and central asia. For centuries, its northern city of timbuktu was a key regional trading post and. Sand storms called sirocco are common during the summer. He is confined to a wheelchair and critics say the presidents ill health prevent him from carrying out his official duties. They are based on over 80,000 different data sources used by researchers to produce the most scientifically rigorous estimates possible. The coronavirus outbreak will pose major challenges to the president, abdelmajid tebboune. The world factbook countrylocation photo gallery modal.
Algeria smicroinsurance coverage ratio is quite low, covering only 0. Algeria is the continents biggest country, and is the worlds 10th largest. Estimates from the gbd study may differ from national statistics due to differences in data sources and methodology. Since 2014, algeria s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices. Algeria economic outlook spring 2018 english abstract. Like many other countries in north africa, the population is young, with twothirds under the age of 30. The country faced civil war for ten years between december 1991 and february 2002. Located in northern africa bordering the mediterranean sea, algeria is a gateway. The aim of the series is to disseminate country and regionspecific policy analyses and recommendations for economic transformation, with. Bti 2006 pdf bti 2003 pdf bti 2008 bti 2010 bti 2012 bti 2014 bti 2016 bti 2018 algeria country report. A slight decline in hydrocarbon production, which was not offset by higher than expected public spending, underpinned the growth slowdown in 2017. Algeria, may 2008 4 colons colonists, or, more popularly, pieds noirs literally, black feet dominated the government and controlled the bulk of algeria s wealth. It aims to be a resource for identifying gaps and challenges on the status of the implementation of the convention, to highlight the recommendations of the. Hydrocarbons have long been the economys primary driver.
Plateau areas have much colder winters and hotter summers. Country specific information, bureau of consular affairs, us state department. Oil and gas reserves were discovered there in the 1950s, but most algerians live along the northern coast. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Explore algeria holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. The country s oil boom has enabled the authorities to clear algeria s external debt, invest in infrastructure projects, and improve the country s human development indicators.
Algeria algeria faces critical corruption risk across its defence institutions, with little to no access to information or scrutiny of the defence sector across all areas of risk. The north, with its snowflecked mountains and stunning coastline, is home to urbane and charismatic cities such as algiers and constantine, as well as some of the most magnificent roman sites in existence including timgad and djemila, both vast, perfectly preserved roman. The columns are ordered by the absolute number of dalys in algeria for that particular year, with greatest burden on the left. Destination algeria, the country is located in northern africa, bordered by the mediterranean sea in north, tunisia in northeast, libya in east, morocco in west, western sahara, mauritania, and mali in southwest, and by niger in the southeast. Country profiles is a series published annually by the economic commission for africa eca. After a first country has been selected, a second and even a third country can be chosen to be able to see a comparison of their scores. Africa algeria the world factbook central intelligence agency. A young population and resurgent energy sector lead to positive outlook after several years of economic. Algeria became independent in 1962 after being ruled by france for more than a century. Why improving fiscal institutions is critical to the middle east and central asia. The early childhood development country profiles, affiliated with countdown to 2030 womens, childrens and adolescent health, have been expanded from 91 to 8 countries and updated to 2018.
In political terms, algeria continues to experience lowlevel unrest and strikes. Coverage data have been largely derived from national household surveys such as the multiple indicator cluster surveys mics and demographic and health surveys dhs. Also in the late nineteenth century, chinese immigration, now with official approval, increased, and chinese mestizos became a feature in filipino social and economic life. Jan 06, 2006 algeria is host to numerous american oil companies operating in its remote southern desert regions. Paying taxes in algeria is more timeconsuming and more costly than the regional average, yet only a small proportion of businesses report that tax rates and regulations represent a significant obstacle to business db 2016.
Although algeria has remained secular, islamists increasingly demanded that national laws be based on islam. Algeria overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion interesting facts people government politics geography economy news weather history photos video travel sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary. Provides an overview, key facts and events, a timeline and leader profile along with current news about algeria. There is a high risk of corruption in algerias customs sector.
Social unrest will abate now that public protests have ceased in response to the virus, but could reemerge once restrictions are lifted, as underlying frustrations with the regime remain high. Africa algeria the world factbook central intelligence. Veteran president robert mugabe dominated the country s political scene for. These updated profiles were launched on 22 september 2019 at the united nations general assembly. Algeria, march 2006 2 linguistic attributes, the berbers lacked a written language and hence tended to be overlooked or. Oil and gas reserves were discovered there in the 1950s, but most algerians live. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. Additionally, structural challenges constrain growth for. With a total area of 2,381,741 square kilometres 919,595 sq mi, algeria is the tenthlargest country in the world, and the largest in africa and in the mediterranean. State department and other observers, much of algeria can be a. The capital and most populous city is algiers, located in the far north of the country on the mediterranean coast. To order copies of country profile algeria, please contact. Algeria s history has been blighted by the long and hard rule of the french, who occupied the country for more than a century from 1830. Dec 23, 2019 algeria is the continents biggest country, and is the worlds 10th largest.
The saharan country is adapting to changing local and international market conditions. Country profile country scorecard peer comparisons 2018 epi country rank out of 180 88 epi score 0worst, 100best 57. These country profiles provide an overview of latest available data on a variety of hiv related topics as of 2017. According to 2004 estimates, oran has a population of 700,000. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The format for this country profile has been adapted from the countdown to 2015 report. In the decade since the global financial crisis, countries in the middle east and central asia have grappled with rising deficits and debt.
Ahmed ben bella was elected president in 1963, but was toppled in a military coup in 1965 and the military has ruled algeria to the present. May 24, 2018 peoples democratic republic of algeria, is a country in the maghreb region of north africa on the mediterranean coast. Algeria s president, abdelaziz bouteflika, will run for a fifth term in the country s upcoming elections. Cry rile algeria acknowledgements country profiles is a series published annually by the economic commission for africa eca. Missionary atlas project africa algeria name population. Does the government endorse and use the solarwind resource maps and data applicable to their country that are. Contribute to sdsna2019globalindex development by creating an account on github.
Country profile algeria summary of mpower measures in algeria m p o w e r monitoring smokefree policies cessation programmes health warnings mass media advertising bans taxation cigarettes less affordable since 2008 5 5 34. However, it has clear sanctions for corrupt behaviour, as well as anticollusion controls and sanctions for supplier firms. The country is the worlds sixthlargest gas exporter, and has the 10thlargest natural gas. Unique algeria content for tourists, students, business or those interested in our world. Wikiproject library of congress country studiesalgeria.
Development profile algeria is the secondlargest state in africa, and its population of more than 34 million is made up primarily of arabberbers. The country profile on algeria was prepared under the overall coordination and substantive guidance of giovanie biha, deputy executive secretary for knowledge delivery of eca with the supervision and coordination of zoubir benhamouche, economist at eca subregional. The struggle for independence, land and power runs throughout zimbabwes modern history. Sustained high oil prices in recent years have helped improve algeria s financial and macroeconomic indicators. To compare your personal preferences to the scores of a country of your choice, please purchase our cultural survey tool, the culture compass. Algeria cia world factbook the best country factbook.
Africas largest country lies just a short hop from europe. Video travel sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary. Summer months are hot and dry along the coast, while winters are cooler. Sonatrach, the algerian stateowned energy company, holds 49. Since 2014, algerias reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices. Protests broke out across the country in late february 2019 against president bouteflikas decision to seek a fifth term.
The aim of the series is to disseminate country and regionspecific policy analyses and recommendations for economic transformation, with an emphasis on promoting sustainable. Algeria has the eighthlargest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the fourthlargest gas exporter. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. But the government faces the growing challenge of preventing africas most populous country from breaking. The north, with its snowflecked mountains and stunning coastline, is home to urbane and charismatic cities such as algiers and constantine, as well as some of the most magnificent roman sites in existence. National report on the state of the judiciary in algerian republic national report on the state of the judiciary in algerian republic workshop. These profiles are for countries in the who african region. Algerias performance on the women, peace, and security index. Algeria country report 6 foreword the project manara network.
Country benchmarking of burden of disease, continued this figure shows the rank of algeria relative to the same comparator countries for the leading causes of dalys in 1990 top and 2010 bottom. The country profile component of the manara project is a rigorous and exhaustive report on the status of the implementation of the convention on the rights of the child. For example, algeria has significantly improved its human capital development. Selected acronyms and contractions country profile visit new updated profile pdf o country o geography o society o economy o transportation and telecommunications o government and politics o national security introduction. The human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. Algeria northern africa and western asia upper middle income 19. The country profiles provide an overview of findings from the global burden of disease gbd. After more than a century of rule by france, algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria s primary political party, the national liberation front fln, was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and. Algeria economy, politics and gdp growth summary the.
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