Capital

Area (sq km)

Population (Nov. 2018)
Growth Rate (as of 2017)
Ethnic Group/s (Top 3)
Official Language/s (Top 3)
Religion/s (Top 3)
Type of Government
Legislative
Judiciary
Head of State
Head of Government
Political Parties
Monetary Unit
GDP PPP (in Int'l $)
GDP per capita (in Int'l $)
Labor Force (as of 2017)
Unemployment Rate (as of 2017)
Literacy Rate (as of 2017)
Life Expectancy (as of 2017)
Birth Rate (as of 2017)
Death Rate (as of 2017)
Infant Mortality Rate (as of 2017)
 Algeria
Algiers
2,381,740
42,270,317
1.70%
Arab-Berber 99%, European >1%
Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official)
Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other <1%
presidential republic
bicameral
Supreme Court
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia

algerian dinar
629.3 billion
4,825.20
11.82 million
11.7%
80.2%
77 years
22.2 births/1,000 population
4.3 deaths/1,000 population
19.6 deaths/1,000 live births
 Egypt
Cairo
1,001,450
100,069,523
2.45%
Egyptian 99.7%, other 0.3%
Arabic (official), English and French
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian 10%
presidential republic
unicameral
Supreme Constitutional Court
President Abdelfattah Elsisi
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly

egyptian pound
1.199 trillion
2,785.37
29.95 million
11.9%
73.8%
73 years
29.6 births/1,000 population
4.6 deaths/1,000 population
19 deaths/1,000 live births
 Libya
Tripoli
1,759,540
6,507,540
1.58%
Berber and Arab 97%, other 3%
Arabic (official), Italian, English
Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%
in transition
unicameral
NA; note - government is in transition
Chairman Fayiz al-Saraj (Presidential Council)
Prime Minister Fayiz al-Saraj

libyan dinar
63.14 billion
7,314.62
1.114 million
30%
91%
76.7 years
17.5 births/1,000 population
3.6 deaths/1,000 population
10.8 deaths/1,000 live births
 Morocco
Rabat
446,550
36,363,249
0.97%
Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%
Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight [official]), French
Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1%
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
bicameral
Supreme Court
King Mohammed VI
Prime Minister Saad-Eddine al-Othmani

moroccan dirham
300.1 billion
3292.40
12 million
10%
68.5%
77.1 years
17.7 births/1,000 population
4.9 deaths/1,000 population
21.9 deaths/1,000 live births
 Tunisia
Tunis
163,610
11,707,285
1.01%
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Arabic (official), French, Berber
Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other >1%
parliamentary republic
unicameral
Court of Cassation
President Beji Caid Essebi
Prime Minister Youssef Chahed

tunisian dinar
135.9 billion
4303.96
4.054 million
15.9%
81.8%
75.7 years
18.2 births/1,000 population
6.3 deaths/1,000 population
12.1 deaths/1,000 live births