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Overview
- Capital:
- Algiers
- Area:
- 2,381,740 km²
- Population:
- 32,930,091 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), French and Berber dialects.
- Religion(s):
- Sunni Muslim - 99%, Christian and Jewish - 1%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Arab-Berber - 99%, European - less than 1%.