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Algeria is the second largest country in Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea and part of the Sahara Desert as well as Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, and Morocco. It became independent of France on July 5, 1962.
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Fast Facts
- Capital: Algiers
- Government: Presidential Republic
- Population: 33,333,216 (July 2007 est.)
- Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
- Exchange rate: 67.400
- Official language: Arabic
- Independence: July 5, 1962
- Country code: +213
- Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
- Climate: Warm desert climate
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Algeria's Mediterranean coastline is mostly covered by the Tell Atlas, which translates to few natural harbors. There is a fertile valley south of the Tell Atlas, which extends south to the Saharan Atlas. -
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Algeria is a presidential republic, with the president serving as the head of the state as well as the government. Algeria has a constitution, and a democratically elected government. According to the constitution, Algeria is a multi-party state with parties formed on the basis of religious, ethnic, linguistic, and regional differences. -
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A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics) - $19.95
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim A...
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Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed - $35.00
After liberating itself from French colonial rule in one of the twentieth century’s most brutal wars of independence, Algeria became a standard-bearer for the non-aligned movement....
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Algeria, 1830-2000: A Short History - $19.95
A particularly vicious and bloody civil war has racked Algeria for a decade. Amnesty International notes that since 1992, in a population of 28 million, 80,000 people have been reported killed, and the actual total is almost certainly highe...
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Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 - $28.50
When Algerian nationalists launched a rebellion against French rule in November 1954, France was forced to cope with a varied and adaptable Algerian strategy. In this volume, originally published in 1963, David Galula reconstructs the story...
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The Battle of Algiers - Criterion Collection - $49.95
One of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria’s struggle for independence from France. Shot in the street...
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@tommcfly hi tom did mcfly do an african tour or maghreb tour after the europeen tour like metalica please come to ALGERIA!!!answer me
@AHAmcfly | November 07, 2009 06:58 PM -
Algeria and Egypt play political football: For their part, international observers fear that the clash could sp.. http://bit.ly/4iRHWL
@Nathan_Detroit | November 07, 2009 06:49 PM -
Egypt Vs Algeria November 14th, 2009 Live on NileSports.com Go Egypt Go
@NileSports | November 07, 2009 06:42 PM -
Im probebly going to algeria summer 2010 ;) im happy <33 Back to paradise!
@Mirree | November 07, 2009 06:29 PM -
Deserto in Algeria: Foto DimensioneAvventura http://bit.ly/20hGMF
@davimiche | November 07, 2009 06:19 PM
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Algeria on Amazon | View All
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Algeria, 1830-2000: A Short History - $19.95
A particularly vicious and bloody civil war has racked Algeria for a decade. Amnesty International notes that since 1992, in a population of 28 million, 80,000 people have been reported killed, and the actual total is almost certainly highe...
Amazon -
The Battle of Algiers - Criterion Collection - $49.95
One of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria’s struggle for independence from France. Shot in the street...
Amazon -
Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 - $28.50
When Algerian nationalists launched a rebellion against French rule in November 1954, France was forced to cope with a varied and adaptable Algerian strategy. In this volume, originally published in 1963, David Galula reconstructs the story...
Amazon -
Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed - $35.00
After liberating itself from French colonial rule in one of the twentieth century’s most brutal wars of independence, Algeria became a standard-bearer for the non-aligned movement....
Amazon -
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics) - $19.95
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim A...
Amazon
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Algeria on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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@tommcfly hi tom did mcfly do an african tour or maghreb tour after the europeen tour like metalica please come to ALGERIA!!!answer me
@AHAmcfly | November 07, 2009 06:58 PM -
Algeria and Egypt play political football: For their part, international observers fear that the clash could sp.. http://bit.ly/4iRHWL
@Nathan_Detroit | November 07, 2009 06:49 PM -
Egypt Vs Algeria November 14th, 2009 Live on NileSports.com Go Egypt Go
@NileSports | November 07, 2009 06:42 PM -
Im probebly going to algeria summer 2010 ;) im happy <33 Back to paradise!
@Mirree | November 07, 2009 06:29 PM -
Deserto in Algeria: Foto DimensioneAvventura http://bit.ly/20hGMF
@davimiche | November 07, 2009 06:19 PM
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Algeria on Amazon | View All
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A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics) - $19.95
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It brought down six French governments, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, returned de Gaulle to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim A...
Amazon -
Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed - $35.00
After liberating itself from French colonial rule in one of the twentieth century’s most brutal wars of independence, Algeria became a standard-bearer for the non-aligned movement....
Amazon -
Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 - $28.50
When Algerian nationalists launched a rebellion against French rule in November 1954, France was forced to cope with a varied and adaptable Algerian strategy. In this volume, originally published in 1963, David Galula reconstructs the story...
Amazon -
The Battle of Algiers - Criterion Collection - $49.95
One of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria’s struggle for independence from France. Shot in the street...
Amazon -
Algeria, 1830-2000: A Short History - $19.95
A particularly vicious and bloody civil war has racked Algeria for a decade. Amnesty International notes that since 1992, in a population of 28 million, 80,000 people have been reported killed, and the actual total is almost certainly highe...
Amazon
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