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Algeria
Internet Usage Stats and Market Reports
Algeria officially - the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria - is a country in north Africa, and the second largest country on the African continent, Sudan being the largest. It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco as well as a few kilometers of its annexed territory, Western Sahara, in the west.
Algerian Internet Usage and Population Growth:
YEAR
Users
Population
% Pen.
Usage Source
2000
50,000
31,795,500
0.2 %
ITU
2005
1,920,000
33,033,546
5.8 %
2007
2,460,000
33,506,567
7.3 %
2008
3,500,000
33,769,669
10.4 %
2009
4,100,000
34,178,188
12.0 %
2010
4,700,000
34,586,184
13.6 %
2012
5,230,000
37,367,226
14.0 %
2013
6,404,264
38,813,722
16.5 %
Internet Usage Statistics:
6,404,264 Internet users as of December/2013, 16.5% of the population, according to IWS.
Facebook Users in Algeria:
3,858,840 as of Sept 30, 2012, according to Facebook.
Latest Population Estimate:
38,813,722 population for 2014, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross National Income:
GNI per capita (2012) is US$ 4,470 according to the World Bank.
Country Area:
2,381,741 sq km
Country Statistics:
Algeria Statistiques
Algeria National Statistics Office.
Algeria Search Engines and Directories:
Algeria
Algeria Profile by the BBC of London.
al-bab Algeria
Algeria Search Engines, Web Directories, Portal Site with links
dmoz Directory
Algeria regional directory.
Algeria Basic Information
Algeria data from the CIA World Factbook.
Algeria profile in Wikipedia
Algeria National Statistics Office.
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Algeria - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics & Forecasts
Algeria Telecommunications Market Report
Continued delays with the licensing of 3G spectrum to Algeria’s mobile network operators has held back full competition in the country’s Internet and broadband sector. It is now planned for 2013. In the meantime, fixed-line incumbent Algerie Telecom, itself a mobile operator, has expanded its ADSL and WiMAX networks and upgraded its CDMA WLL system with broadband capabilities. Read more.
Further reading on Algeria Telecommunications:
Algeria Telecommunications Key Statistics Report
Get the latest information about Key Statistics,
Regulatory and Fixed-Line telecommunications in Algeria.
Algeria Mobile Market Report
Algeria’s mobile market exceeded all expectations when it continued to grow
by around 200% four years in a row and soared past the 80% penetration mark.
Algeria Newspapers Links
Most important daily news and information from Algeria here.
Algeria Country Energy Analysis Brief
Algeria is the largest natural gas producer and second largest oil producer, after Nigeria, in Africa. It became a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1969, shortly after it began oil production in 1958. Currently, the country is heavily reliant on its hydrocarbon sector, which accounted for almost 70 percent of government budget revenue and grants and about 98 percent of export earnings in 2011, according to the International Monetary Fund. recommended reading.
