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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	16.71	Per 1000 Inhabitants	121	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	4.66	Per 1000 Inhabitants	196	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	26.75	Per 1000 Live Births	81	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	74.26	Years	97	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-0.28	Per 1000 Inhabitants	100	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.18	Percent	107	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.76	Born per Woman	160	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	34980	Gigawatt hour	61	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	26830	1 Mil. Cubic metre	29	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	86500	1 Mil. Cubic metre	7	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	2.60	Percent	68	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	7000	Dollar	125	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	241400	Million dollar	48	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	2.60	Percent	45	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	4.10	Percent	126	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	299	1000 Barrel per day	40	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	2180	1000 Barrel per day	16	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	12.40	Percent	135	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	2381741	Square kilometer	11			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	112			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	1000		73			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	21000		76			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	34586184		35			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice	signatory
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures	partner
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers	observer
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa	to promote economic development
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development	to promote economic and social development
Arab Monetary Fund	to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs
Arab Maghreb Union	to promote cooperation and integration among the Arab states of northern Africa
African Union	to achieve greater unity among African States;to defend states' integrity and independence;to accelerate political, social, and economic integration;to encourage international cooperation;to promote democratic principles and institutions
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 15	to promote economic cooperation among developing nations;to act as the main political organ for the Nonaligned Movement
Group of 24	to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	to establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and disengagement of forces
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries	to promote cooperation in the petroleum industry
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries	to coordinate petroleum policies
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Institute for Training and Research	to help the UN become more effective through training and research
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
League of Arab States

Names

Algeria : Name
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria : Longname
Al Jaza'ir : Name
- Local
Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah : Longname
- Local

Description

After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has dominated politics ever since. Many Algerians in the subsequent generation were not satisfied, however, and moved to counter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. The surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting spurred the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. The government later allowed elections featuring pro-government and moderate religious-based parties, but this did not appease the activists who progressively widened their attacks. The fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense fighting between 1992-98 resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent and was reelected in a landslide victory in 2004. BOUTEFLIKA was overwhelmingly reelected to a third term in 2009 after the government amended the constitution in 2008 to remove presidential term limits. Longstanding problems continue to face BOUTEFLIKA, including large-scale unemployment, a shortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies, government inefficiencies and corruption, and the continuing activities of extremist militants. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in 2006 merged with al-Qai'da to form al-Qai'da in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, which has launched an ongoing series of kidnappings and bombings - including high-profile, mass-casualty suicide attacks targeting the Algerian Government and Western interests.