Establishment :
1 - Ziyanid dynasty from 1236
2 - Ottoman rule from 1516
3 - French rule from 1830
4 - Republic July 5, 1962
Area Total : 2,381,741 km² (11th)
919,595 sq mi


Population :
2007 estimate 33,190,000 (35th)
1998 census 29,100,867
Density: 14 /km² (196th)
36 /sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate :
Total : $253.4 billion (38th)
Per capita $7,700 (88th)

GDP (nominal) 2005 estimate :
Total: $102.026 billion (48th)
Per capita: $3,086 (84th)
Gini? (1995) 35.3 (medium)
HDI (2004) 0.728 (medium) (102nd)

Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
Internet TLD : .dz
Calling code: +213

Kabyle is co-official in Kabylia, other similar Berber languages are recognized as "national languages".