Head of state: Abdelaziz Bouteflika (President)
Head of government: Ahmed Ouyahia (Prime Minister)
Type of state: presidential republic
Land area: 2,381,740 km2
Capital: Algiers
Population: 34.9m
Ethnic groups: 80% Arab, 20% Berber
Religions: 99% Sunni
Language: Arabic and Tamazight (language of the Berbers)
Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 158,969bn
Change over previous year: +2%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 4,436
Swiss colony 2010: 353 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 498.80m
Change over previous year: -19.5%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 202.33m
Change over previous year: +19.2%