Facts about Algeria
Capital Algiers (El Djezaďr)
Currency
Dinar (DZD) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of DZD1,000, 500, 200, 100 and 50. Coins are in denominations of DZD100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 centimes.
Credit cards are generally only accepted in urban areas.
Time GMT + 1
Language The official language is Arabic, but French is still used for most official and business transactions. Berber (Amazigh) is spoken in the northern mountainous regions of the Kabylias and the Aures and also in the south. In general, English is spoken only in major business or tourist centres.
Religion 99% Islam
Visas Nationals from the following countries do not require a visa to travel to Algeria: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Democratic Republic Sahraoui, Seychelles, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Yemen.
Telephone
Country code: 213.
The telephone network is available all over the country except some places in the desert.
Mobile Telephone Roaming agreements exist but coverage is mostly limited to main towns.
Internet There are Internet cafes in Algiers, Constantine and Oran and the network is available all over the country.
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