ALGERIA

ABOUT ALGERIA

• The population is 18,056,000. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/
• The top three cities are Algiers, Boumerdas, and Oran. http://www.geonames.org/DZ/largest-cities-in-algeria.html
• Algeria is three times the size of Texas. http://www.infoplease.com/country/algeria.html

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• The current leader is Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelaziz_Bouteflika
• The climate is Mediterranean.
• The type of government is republic.
• www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Politics_of_Algeria.html

ETHNICITIES

• Berbers- a member of an indigenous people of North Africa
• Phoenicians- ancient civilization on the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent and centered on the coastline
• Romans- on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC
• Arabs- primarily inhabiting Western Asia, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Algeria

WARS

• Algerian war- war between France and Algerian independence. (1954-1962)
• Sand war- occurred along the Algerian Moroccan border in October 1963.
• Algerian Civil war- armed conflict between Algerian goverment and various islam rebel. (1991-2002)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Algeria

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Gas
• Oil
• Petroleum
• Lead
• www.factmonster.com/country/algeria.html

INDUSTRIES

• Light- an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting
• Mining- The process or business of extracting ore or minerals from the ground.
• Electrical- power, or electricity, in sufficient quantities to areas that need electricity through a grid connection
• http://t.answers.com/answers/#!/entry/what-are-some-major-industries-in-alg...

AGRICULTURE

• More than four-fifths of the land uncultivable.
• Winter grains—wheat, barley, and oats
• Tobacco, olives, and dates are important crops, as are sorghum, millet, corn, rye, and rice
• Many scattered herds of cattle, goats, and sheep, and stock raising
• http://m.search.eb.com/topic/15001#46517.toc

EDUCATION

• Begun by French colonists who forced school-going Algerian children.
• Schools were not widespread and only a small minority was able to receive this education
• In 2003, only 70 percent of the population was literate.
• Algerian law states that all children aged 6-15 must attend school.
• http://www.algeria.com/education/

PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Mountain ranges are high, barren plains or plateaus.
• The Sahara desert is sand dunes within mountaint ranges.
• http://t.answers.com/answers/#!/entry/what-is-algerias-major-physical-chara...

CURRENT NEWS ARTICLE

• Military Repatriates Algerian Detainee From Guantánamo Bay
• http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/us/politics/algerian-detainee-guantanamo-...

HISTORICAL EVENT

• 3 July 1962: Algeria becomes independent.
• Some 250,000 were killed in eight-year independence war.
• In 1963, after gaining their independence, Ahmed Ben Bella became president.
• http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14118856