FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 31,736,053 (July 2001 est.)

AREA Algeria’s total area is 919,590 square miles, almost three times the size of Texas

NATURAL RESOURCES Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc

CURRENCY Algerian dinar (DZD)

EXCHANGE 1 USD=77.09 DZD (October 2002)

CAPITAL Algiers

GDP $171 billion (2000 est.) Purchasing power parity

GDP GROWTH RATE 5% (2000 est.)