People (Algeria)
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     Population:
         26,666,921 (July 1992), growth rate 2.5% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         31 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         56 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         66 years male, 68 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         4.1 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Algerian(s); adjective - Algerian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%
     Religions:
         Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
     Languages:
         Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
     Literacy:
         50% (male 63%, female 36%) age 15 and over can read and write (1987)
     Labor force:
         3,700,000; industry and commerce 40%, agriculture 24%, government 17%,
         services 10% (1984)
     Organized labor:
         16-19% of labor force claimed; General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) is
         the only labor organization and is subordinate to the National Liberation
         Front