Algeria

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Official Name
Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Population Full

42,973,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Amazigh, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
81% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1987), CDE (1968), CPPDCE (2015), CSICH (2004), ICCPR (1989), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Applegate 1970, Bateson 1967, Cohen 1985, Fischer and Jastrow 1980, Marçais 1977, Zavadovskii 1962
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Algeria is 19. All are living languages. Of these, 14 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 2 are developing, 3 are vigorous, 7 are in trouble, and 2 are dying. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.