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Capo di stato | Abdelmadjid Tebboune |
Capo del Governo | Aymen Benabderrahmane |
Forma Istituzionale | Presidential Republic |
Capitale | Algeri |
Potere Legislativo | Bicameral Parliament, Nation Council (High House, 114 Members) and People’s National Assembly (Low House, 462 Members) |
Potere Giudiziario | Supreme Court (150 judges divided in 8 Houses) |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Abdelkrim Touahria |
Area Totale | 2.381.741 km² |
Terra | 2.381.741 km² |
Clima | From arid to semi-arid; dry and hot summers along the coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on the highland |
Risorse Naturali | oil, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
Sintesi Economica | The economy remains dominated by the state, an heritage of the country’s post-independence socialist development model |
Pil | $168 billion (Dec. 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $11.040 (Dic. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $18.8 billion (2020) |
Export partner | Italy 17.2%, France 14.8%, Spain 13.8%, China 4.74%, South Korea 4.27% (2020) Imports: $31.3 billion (2020) |
Importazioni | $31.3 billion (2020) |
Import partner | China 17.9%, France 15%, Spain 6.89%, Italy 6.61%, Germany 5.69% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $ 9 billion (2021) |
Popolazione | 44.178.884 |
Population Growth | +1,34% |
Etnie | Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1% |
Lingue | Arabic, French, Berber or Tamazight. The dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq) |
Religione | Islam (official and predominantly Sunni) 99%, other religions (Christianity and Jews) less than 1% |
Urbanizzazione | 74,8% |
Alfabetizzazione | 81.4% |