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.

1. Algiers
2. Oran
3. Constantine
4. Annaba

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.

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.

• Wikipedia: Geography of Algeria

• CIA World Factbook: Algeria Geography

• Mother Earth Travel: Geography of Algeria

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• Massachusetts General Hospital: Bits of Culture: Algeria

• Portals to the World: Algeria Culture

• Kwintessential: Algeria - Guide to Language, Culture, Customs, Doing Business, and Etiquette

• Travel Document Systems: Algeria Culture

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