1.  Algeria CIA Fact book
[By CIA THE WORLD FACTBOOK ]
Languages:
Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber dialects: Kabylie Berber (Tamazight), Chaouia Berber (Tachawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)
Religions:

Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Population:

37,367,226 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34

2.   Star journalist embraces the hijab
An anchorwoman who appeared on an Arab satellite channel in a salmon-coloured Islamic veil has prompted a flood of calls to the station's switchboard.

Star Algerian journalist Khadija Ben Ganna - of al-Jazeera television - decided to put on the hijab one day before the Eid al-Fitr holiday that began on Tuesday in most Muslim countries.

[By BBC  NEWS]