Algeria at a Glance

Area: 2,381,741 km²
Population: 32.5 million
Capital city: Algiers ( 3 million inhabitants)
System of Government: Republic
Economic System: Market Economy
President: Mr. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA
Prime Minister : Mr. Ahmed OUYAHIA
The Parliament: bicameral
- The Council of the Nation / Speaker : Mr. Abdelkader BENSALAH
- The National People’s Assembly / Speaker : Mr.Abdelaziz ZIARI
The Council of Ministers is chaired by the President of the Republic
The Council of Government is chaired by the Head of Government
Independence: July 5, 1962
National day: Anniversary of the Revolution, November 1st (1954)
Constitution revised in 1996, and a further amendment was adopted in 2002
Local Time: (unchanged througout the year) is GMT+1
Electrical System: Appliances use 220V
Weights and Measures: The MKSA (Metre, Kilogram, Second, Ampere) system is used in Algeria

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