The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

to the world: 36 $68.13 billion (31 December 2009 est)

      Stock of broad money:

      $109.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 $98.82 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Stock of domestic credit:

      $12.29 billion (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 89 $21.71 billion (31 December 2008 est.)

      Market value of publicly traded shares:

      $NA

      Agriculture - products:

      wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle

      Industries:

      petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing

      Industrial production growth rate:

      4.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68

      Electricity - production:

      34.98 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

      Electricity - consumption:

      28.34 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 62

      Electricity - exports:

      273 million kWh (2007 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      279 million kWh (2007 est.)

      Oil - production:

      2.125 million bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

      Oil - consumption:

      325,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

      Oil - exports:

      1.891 million bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 12

      Oil - imports:

      14,320 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 127

      Oil - proved reserves:

      13.42 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

      Natural gas - production:

      86.5 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 7

      Natural gas - consumption:

      26.83 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 28

      Natural gas - exports:

      59.67 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 4

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      4.502 trillion cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 10

      Current account balance:

      $3.959 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 33 -$4.185 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports:

      $52.66 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 $43.69 billion (2009 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

      petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%

      Exports - partners:

      US 23.2%, Italy 17.23%, Spain 10.83%, France 7.97%, Canada 7.65%,

       Netherlands 5.19%, Turkey 4.22% (2009)

      Imports:

      $37.07 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 $39.1 billion (2009 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

      capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods

      Imports - partners:

      France 19.7%, China 11.72%, Italy 10.19%, Spain 8.13%, Germany 5.77%, Turkey 5.05% (2009)

      Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

      $150.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 $149.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Debt - external:

      $4.138 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 $5.413 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

      $19.34 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 $17.34 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

      $1.844 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $1.644 billion (31 December 2009 est.)

      Exchange rates:

      Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 76 (2010), 72.6474 (2009), 63.25 (2008), 69.9 (2007), 72.647 (2006)

      Communications ::Algeria

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      2.576 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 51

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      32.73 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 30

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003

      domestic: a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons is offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2009, combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons

      international: country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) (2009)

      Broadcast media:

      state-run Radio-Television Algerienne operates the broadcast media and carries programming in Arabic, Berber dialects, and French; use of satellite dishes is widespread, providing easy access to European and Arab satellite stations; state-run radio operates several national networks and roughly 40 regional radio stations (2007)

      Internet country code:

      .dz

      Internet hosts:

      572 (2010) country comparison to the world: 176

      Internet users:

      4.7 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 49

      Transportation ::Algeria

      Airports:

      143 (2010) country comparison to the world: 39

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 57

      over 3,047 m: 12

      2,438 to 3,047 m: 28

      1,524 to 2,437 m: 11

      914 to 1,523 m: 5

      under 914 m: 1 (2010)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

      total: