Algeria

Population: 43.05 million 

Language: Arabic 

Captial: Algiers 

Political System: constitutional semi-presidential republic 

Independence Day: July 5 

Catholic Diocese:  

Diocese 

• Constantine (–Hippo Regius)  

• Oran 

Metropolitan Archdiocese  

• Alger / Algiers (–Iulia Caesarea) 

Missions: None 

Current News: 

• UN independent experts call on Algerian authorities to release Khaled Drareni, a journalist after he was handed 2-year jail sentence. 

• Algeria referendum on new constitution set for November 1