Algeria's People
Religion
Sunni Muslim is the state religion of Algeria. 99% of the Algerian people
are Sunni Muslims. That means the 99% of the population is Muslim.
The other 1% are either Christian or Jewish. In Algeria,
there are 25,000 Roman Catholics and a small Protestant and Jewish community.
Ethnic Groups
The main ethnic group in Algeria is Arab-Berber,
they make up 99% of the populations. The Berber people
where the first inhabitants of Algeria. Some of the Berber groups are the
Kabyles, Chaouias, M'zabites, and the Tuaregs. Europeans
make up the other one percent.
Language
The offical language of Algeria is Arabic. Still, some
people speak French and Berber dialects. They speak
Berber because they where the first inhabitants. They speak French because before the
years of World War I the French began to take over Algeria. So
the Algerian people had to follow French laws.
And thats why some people still speak French
Statistics
1. The life expectancy rate for a male in Algeria is 69.
For the female it is 71. The average life expectancy is 70.
2. The birth rate is at 23 births per 1,000 people.
3. The death rate is at 5 deaths per 1,000 people.
4. The growth rate of the population is at 1.68%
5. The litteracy rate for males over 15 years of age is 73.9%
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