Algeria

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Capital: Algiers

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 919,595

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: CET (UTC+1)
Climate: arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer

Approximate Population: 33,333,216

Official Language: Arabic, Berber

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Judaism

Currency: Algerian Dollar

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, West Nile virus

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