ocr: Algeria's population is predominantly Arab, under 30 years of . age - and urban; about 20% are Berber. More than 85% speak Arabic, the ofticial language, and 99% are Sunni Muslim. Df1 - the million orso French who settled in. Algeria before independence, only about 6,000 remain. Most Berbers consider the mountainous Kabylia region their homeland. Ifthe struggle between Islamic fundamentalists and the goverment intensifies, Kabylia may seek . independence. As - in the rest ofNorth Africa, the mosque is an important provider ofsocial andmedical services.
