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  2.                                          ALGERIA 
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  4.                                           7T-7Y 
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  8.         OFFICIAL NAME:Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria.
  9.         LOCATION:North Africa, Mediterranean coast, west of Libya.
  10.         LAT/LONG:28N/3E
  11.         CONTINENT:Africa.
  12.         ZONES-ITU:37  CQ:33
  13.         TIME:UTC. (+1 Hr.during summer).
  14.         AREA:919,591 Sq.M.  2,381,740 Sq.Km.
  15.         POPULATION:23,460,614  DENSITY:26/Sq.M.  (9.85/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:3.1%
  16.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:60
  17.         LITERACY RATE:52%
  18.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:republic.
  19.         CAPITAL:Algiers.
  20.         LANGUAGES:Arabic is official; French, Berber dialects.
  21.         RELIGIONS:99% Sunni Muslim (state religion), 1% Christian and Jewish.
  22.         CURRENCY:Algerian dinar.
  23.         GDP:$57 billion  ($2,420 per capita) (1985 est.)  INFLATION RATE:about 
  24.         15% (1986).
  25.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:petroleum, light industries, natural gas, mining, 
  26.         petrochemical, food processing.
  27.         AGRICULTURE:wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus fruits, dates, 
  28.         vegetables, sheep, cattle.
  29.         EXPORTS:petroleum and natural gas (98% of total exports).  ($7 billion).
  30.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:17 AM, 1 TV stations; 1 satellite ground station.
  31.         COMMERCIAL POWER:127/220, 220/380V; 50Hz.
  32.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:1 November (Anniversary of the Revolution).
  33.         MISC:Algeria is the second largest country in Africa (after Sudan). The
  34.         terrain is mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, 
  35.         discontinous coastal plain. 80% of the land is desert, 3% is arable. 
  36.         Mountainous areas are subject to severe earthquakes. Member of UN since 
  37.         1962. Uses metric system. 
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  39.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:no)
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