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People's
Democratic Republic of Algeria
Algeria
الجمهورية
الجزائرية
الديمقراطية
الشعبية
Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah
Al Jaza'ir الجزائر
Algeria
Cities
Famous Cities in Algeria
Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Batna, Bab Ezzouar,
Algerian Cities
Annaba, Sidi Bel
Abbes, Ech Chettia, Bejaia, Skikda,
El Achir, Medea, Bechar, Tlemcen, Mostaganem, El Eulma, Saida,
Guelma, Bordj el Kiffan, Ain Oussera,
Laghoua, Ain Beida, Baraki, Oum el Bouaghi, Messaad, Barika, Beni
Mered, Aflou,
El Khroub,
Rouissat, Berrouaghia, Ksar el Boukhari, Khemis Miliana, Azzaba,
Tamanrasset, Ain Touta,
Cheria, Birkhadem, Chelghoum el Aid, Sidi Aissa, Larba, Mila, Bir el
Ater, Sougueur,
Ain Fakroun, Tolga, Es Senia, Bir el Djir, Akbou, Besbes,
Sidi
Khaled, Ain Sefra,
Frenda, Bougara, Hamma Bouziane, Reguiba, Meftah, Oued Rhiou,
Boufarik, Sig, Ksar Chellala,
Sidi Moussa,'Ain Temouchent, Ras el Oued, Lakhdaria, Drean, Reghaia,
Boghni, Dar Chioukh,
Sedrata, Djamaa, Mansoura, Telerghma, Remchi, Birine, Sour el
Ghozlane, Metlili Chaamba,
Khemis el Khechna, Timimoun, I-n-Salah, Touggourt, Merouana, Kerkera,
El Hadjar, Beni Saf,
'Ain el Turk, Boudouaou, Berriane, Oued Fodda, Bou Arfa, El Attaf,
El Affroun,
`Ain el Hadjel, Hennaya, Tazoult-Lambese, Draa el Mizan,
Timizart, Sebdou,
Tebesbest, Souma
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Executive
branch:
chief of state: President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (since
28 April 1999)
head of government: Prime Minister Ahmed OUYAHIA (since 9
May 2003)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a
five-year term; election last held 8 April 2004 (next to be held
NA April 2009); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA reelected
president for second term; percent of vote - Abdelaziz
BOUTEFLIKA 85%, Ali BENFLIS 6.4%, Abdellah DJABALLAH 5%
Capital:
Algiers
Population:
32,531,853 (July 2005 est.)
Languages:
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Location:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Morocco and Tunisia
Climate:
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers
along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high
plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially
common in summer
Land boundaries:
total: 6,343 km
border countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania
463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western
Sahara 42 km
Background:
After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians
fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in
1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation
Front (FLN), has dominated politics ever since. Many Algerians
in the subsequent generation were not satisfied, however, and
moved to counter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. The
surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS)
in the December 1991 balloting spurred the Algerian army to
intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent
what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led
government from assuming power. The army began a crack down on
the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking
government targets. The government later allowed elections
featuring pro-government and moderate religious-based parties,
but did not appease the activists who progressively widened
their attacks. The fighting escalated into an insurgency, which
saw intense fighting between 1992-98 and which resulted in over
100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of
villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by
the late-1990s and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army,
disbanded in January 2000. However, small numbers of armed
militants persist in confronting government forces and
conducting ambushes and occasional attacks on villages. The army
placed Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA in the presidency in 1999 in a
fraudulent election but claimed neutrality in his 2004 landslide
reelection victory. Longstanding problems continue to face
BOUTEFLIKA in his second term, including the ethnic minority
Berbers' ongoing autonomy campaign, large-scale unemployment, a
shortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies,
government inefficiencies and corruption, and the continuing -
although significantly degraded - activities of extremist
militants. Algeria must also diversify its petroleum-based
economy, which has yielded a large cash reserve but which has
not been used to redress Algeria's many social and
infrastructure problems. Algeria assumed a two-year seat on the
UN Security Council in January 2004.
Administrative divisions:
48 provinces (wilayas, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla,
Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra,
Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef,
Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia,
Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea,
Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi,
Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras,
Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi
Ouzou, Tlemcen
International organization participation:
ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, FAO, G-15, G-24,
G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
ISO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC,
ONUB, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UN Security Council
(temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WCO, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO (observer)
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$237 billion (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $7,300 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 10%
industry: 59.5%
services: 30.5% (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products:
wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus,
fruits; sheep, cattle
Industries:
petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining,
electrical, petrochemical, food processing
By
the
Courtesy of World
Fact Book Algeria and
Wikipedia
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