Official Name: Democratic
and Popular Republic of Algeria
Location: In
NW Africa, from Mediterranean Sea into Sahara Desert
Capital: Algiers
Population: 39,542,166
Languages: Arabic
(official) , French, Berber Dialects
Monetary Unit:
Dinar
Government: Republic
Religion: Sunni
Muslim (state religion) 99%
Algeria Embassy
2118 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: 202/265-2800 FAX 202-986-5906
Diplomatic representation from the USA
Embassy : 5 Chemin Cheikh Bachir El-Ibrahimi,
16030 Algiers
Mailing address: B. P. 408, Alger-Gare,
16030 Algiers
Telephone: [213] (0) 770-08-2000
FAX: [213] (0) 770-08-2064