Demographics of Algeria, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

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Ninety-one percent of the Algerian population lives along the Mediterranean coast on 12% of the country's total land mass. Forty-five percent of the population are urban, and urbanization continues, despite government efforts to discourage migration to the cities. About 1.5 million nomads and semi-settled Bedouin still live in the Saharan area. According to the CIA World Factbook, an estimated 29.9% of the population is under age 15. Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... Bedouin resting at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic , a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Arab nomadic groups, who are found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev... Satellite image The Sahara is the worlds largest hot desert, over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), or about the same size as the United States. ...

Almost all Algerians are Sunni Muslims. The few non-Sunni Muslims are mainly Ibadis from the M'Zab valley. (See also Islam in Algeria.) A mostly foreign Roman Catholic community of about 45,000 exists, as do very small Protestant and Jewish communities. Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... Al-Ibadhiyah is a form of Islam distinct from the Shiite and Sunni sects. ... The Grand Mosque of Algiers, built in the 11th century Islam, the religion of almost all of the Algerian people, pervades most aspects of life. ... The Roman Catholic Church, (also known as the Catholic Church), is the ancient Christian Church led by the Bishop of Rome (commonly called the Pope). ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי transliterated: Yehudi) is used in many ways but generally refers to a follower of Judaism, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes. ...

Algeria's educational system has grown dramatically since 1962; in the last 12 years, attendance has doubled to more than 5 million students. Education is free and compulsory to age 16. Despite government allocation of substantial educational resources, population pressures and a serious shortage of teachers have severely strained the system, as have terrorist attacks against the educational infrastructure during the 1990s. Modest numbers of Algerian students study abroad, primarily in Europe and Canada. In 2000, the government launched a major review of the country's educational system. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The exact definition of terrorism is highly controversial. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Housing and medicine continue to be pressing problems in Algeria. Failing infrastructure and the continued influx of people from rural to urban areas has overtaxed both systems. According to the UNDP, Algeria has one of the world's highest per housing unit occupancy rates for housing, and government officials have publicly stated that the country has an immediate shortfall of 1.5 million housing units. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the largest multilateral source of grant technical assistance in the world. ...

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population

32,531,853 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure

0–14 years: 29% (male 4,811,086/female 4,626,271)

15–64 years: 66.3% (male 10,861,862/female 10,701,459)

65 years and over: 4.7% (male 719,460/female 811,715) (2005 est.)

Population growth rate

1.22% (2005 est.)

Birth rate

17.13 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate

4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 31 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 34.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 26.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 73 years

Male: 71.45 years

Female: 74.63 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.92 children born/woman (2005 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Algerian(s)

Adjective: Algerian

Ethnic groups

Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%

The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large and heterogenous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... The Berbers (also called Imazighen, free men, singular Amazigh) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwest Africa, speaking the Berber languages of the Afroasiatic family. ...

Religions

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

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Languages

Main articles: Languages of Algeria, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]

Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects (Kabyle, Chaouia, Tamahaq, Chenoua, Tumzabt..).

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Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 70%

Male: 78.8%

Female: 61% (2003 est.)

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References

Some information in this article has been taken from the CIA World Factbook, 2005 edition. and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website. World Factbook 2005 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...