Surface: 2.4 millions Km² (the wider of the 3 maghrebian countries, 10th in the world) of which 80 % are occuped by the desert

  Its geographical situation places Algeria at a strategic position between sub-Saharian Africa and Southern Europe

  Population: 35 millions inhabitants (2009)
      - Most important market of the Maghreb ( Morocco: 34 millions inh., Tunisia: 10 millions inh., Libya: 6 millions inh.)

  GDP: 163 billion USD

  Growth rate: 3.5 % (2008 with forcast for 2009 of 4.9 %)

  Inflation: 3.5% (2008 and 2009)

  Unemployment rate: 11.3%
      - 72 % are under 30
      - Active population: 10 millions people

  GDP despatch (2007):
      - hydrocarbons: 46 %,
      - services: 28 %,
      - agriculture: 8 %,
      - industry (out of hydrocarbons): 5 %

  Trade balance: +42 billion USD

  Main clients:
      - USA (24%),
      - Italy (15%),
      - Spain (11%),
      - France (8%),
      - The Netherlands (7%),
      - Canada (7%)

  Main suppliers:
      - France (17%),
      - Italy  (11%),
      - China (10%),
      - Spain (7%),
      - Germany (6%)

  Excellent financing situation exceed of 12 %, external debt amounting to 3.5 % of the GDP (compared to 25.6 % in 2004 ...) ; which let forecast an increase of at least 5 % per year on the following years. Algeria is taken profit of the new world economic situation in terms of hydrocarbons.