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 Algeria 
 Main prefix
 7X 
 Callsigns series
 7RA-7RZ, 7TA-7YZ 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Africa 
 ITU zone
 37 
 CQ zone
 33 
 
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 Flag description 
Two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion).
 
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 Algeria 
 Capital: 
Algiers
 Administrative
 divisions: 
48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya), Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen
 Population: 
33,333,216 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
28° 00' N, 3° 00' E
 Area total: 
2,381,740 sq. km
 Land area: 
2,381,740 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
6,343 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km
 Coastline: 
998 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Chott Melrhir -40 m - Tahat 3,003 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.dz
 Currency: 
Algerian dinar (DZD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Algeria
 Name - local
 long form: 
Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah
 Name - local
 short form: 
Al Jaza'ir
 Independence: 
5 July 1962 (from France)
 Constitution: 
19 November 1976, effective 22 November 1976, revised 3 November 1988, 23 February 1989, and 28 November 1996
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)
 
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