algeria algiers key figures land area thousands of km 2 382 population 2004 32 339 gdp per capita 2003 092 life expectancy 2000 2005 69 7 illiteracy rate 29 0 african economic outlook afdb oecd 61 growth rates 6 9 cent in and 5 4 confirm the country s health stability underpin expectation further substantial around 2006 has reduced its debt ratio to 24 rebuilt official reserves equivalent nearly two years imports still a budget surplus even taking into account frr revenue regulation fund inflation under control macroeconomic situation though too vulnerable oil natural gas price fluctuations been maintained demand driven context 04 revival plan psre for much greater public investment this significantly increased which have helped speed up over past three cut unemployment by percentage points 23 from 28 or so it was few ago however
