Popular locations in Algeria

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia

Population: 33,333,216 (July 2007 est.)

Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%

Languages: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

National holiday: Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

Currency (code): Algerian dinar (DZD)

Exchange rates: Algerian dinars per US dollar - 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006), 73.276 (2005), 72.061 (2004), 77.395 (2003)