Fact Sheet
Algeria
Official Title:
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
General Information
Capital: Algiers
Population (million): 36.494
Total Area: 2,381,740km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 77.15 Dinar (DZD) (2012)
National Holiday: 1 November, National Day
Language(s): Arabic (official), French and Berber dialects
Political Information
Type of State:
Republic
Type of Government:
Bicameral: the National People’s Assembly ("Al-Majlis Ech-Chaabi Al-Watani", elected) and the Council of the Nation (one-third appointed by the President of the Republic).
Head of State:
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Mourad Medelci
Finance: Karim Djoudi
Commerce: Mustapha Benbada
Main Political Parties:
National Liberation Front, National Rally for Democracy, Movement for National Reforms, Movement of Society for Peace, Worker’s Party.
Elections:
Last: May 2012 (Legislative)
Next: April 2014 (Presidential)
Economic Information (2012)
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
| Type | Algeria | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 207.71 | 1818.32 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 5691.59 | 52209.92 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 2.53 | 1.84 |
| Inflation: (%) | 8.89 | 1.52 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 9.67 | 7.29 |
Trade and Investment (2012)
Canadian exports to country: $419,671,053
Canadian imports from country: $5,981,301,993
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Algeria: (2011) $ million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Smaïl Benamara
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Geneviève des Rivières
May 2013
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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