Algeria People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 22,817,000 (July 1986), average annual grow th rate 3.2%

Nationality: noun—Algerian(s); adjective— Algerian

Ethnic divisions: 99% Arab-Berbers, less than 1% Europeans

Religion: 99% Sunni Muslim (state religion);

• 1% Christian and Jewish

Language- Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Infant mortality rate: 106/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 60

Literacy: 52%

Labor force: 3.7 million (1984); 40% industry and commerce, 30% agriculture, 17% government, 10% services; at least 11% of urban labor unemployed

Organized labor: 16-19% of lalx>r force claimed; General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) is the only labor organization and is subordinate to the National Liberation Front

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.