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Complete details about Algeria in Africa with capital city Alger
| Country Name | Algeria (Al-Jaza?ir/Algérie) |
| Country Code | DZA |
| Capital City | Alger |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Northern Africa |
| Independence Year | 1962 |
| Population | 31471000 |
| Surface Area | 2381741.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 69.7 years |
| GNP | 49982.0 (old 46966.0) |
| Government Form | Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic [official] (86.0%) Berberi (14.0%) |
Major Cities |
Alger, Alger (population 2168000) Oran, Oran (population 609823) Constantine, Constantine (population 443727) Annaba, Annaba (population 222518) Batna, Batna (population 183377) Sétif, Sétif (population 179055) Sidi Bel Abbès, Sidi Bel Abbès (population 153106) Skikda, Skikda (population 128747) Biskra, Biskra (population 128281) Blida (el-Boulaida), Blida (population 127284) Béjaïa, Béjaïa (population 117162) Mostaganem, Mostaganem (population 115212) Tébessa, Tébessa (population 112007) Tlemcen (Tilimsen), Tlemcen (population 110242) Béchar, Béchar (population 107311) Tiaret, Tiaret (population 100118) Ech-Chleff (el-Asnam), Chlef (population 96794) Ghardaïa, Ghardaïa (population 89415) |
Algeria's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Reuters | Fri, 24 May 2013 03:43:45 -0700 | |
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group that carried out the raid on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in January has claimed to have participated in Thursday's attacks in Niger. A statement posted on the internet on Friday was signed by Khalid ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Yahoo! News | Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:02 -0700 | |
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NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Algeria Press Service | Thu, 23 May 2013 11:59:54 -0700 | |
| Algeria condemns "in the strongest terms" terrorist attacks in northern Niger read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Guardian | Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:27 -0700 | |
| Niger suicide bombings reported to be work of Mokhtar Belmokhtar read full story | ||
| Publisher: RT | Fri, 24 May 2013 08:20:36 -0700 | |
| French special forces intervene in Niger amid Al-Qaeda attacks read full story | ||
| Publisher: FRANCE 24 | Fri, 24 May 2013 03:19:30 -0700 | |
| 'Niger's attacks may be a collaborative jihadist effort' read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Sun Daily | Thu, 23 May 2013 20:40:05 -0700 | |
| Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger attacks read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Economist (blog) | Thu, 23 May 2013 15:34:24 -0700 | |
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?THE people want to see the president?, ran the headline of Al Khabar, Algeria's most popular newspaper, on May 20th. Little has been heard of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the country's 76-year-old leader who came to power in 1999, since he was flown to the ... read full story |
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| Publisher: The Majalla Magazine | Thu, 23 May 2013 02:04:24 -0700 | |
| Algeria's Cloudy Future read full story | ||
| Publisher: World Politics Review | Thu, 23 May 2013 09:36:15 -0700 | |
| With Bouteflika Still Sidelined, Algeria's Challenges Mount read full story | ||
| Publisher: Financial Times | Fri, 24 May 2013 08:35:20 -0700 | |
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?The consequences [of his absence] are clear,? said Faycal Metawi, an Algerian journalist and political analyst. ?Bouteflika is the head of the cabinet. The cabinet has to authenticate each law, so at the moment all security and economic decisions and ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Coastweek | Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:46 -0700 | |
| Rumours on presidential health read full story | ||
Algeria Tweets
| From @LiamLiamking420 on Fri May 24 12:30:43 EDT 2013 RT @myfairobserver: #Algeria may be the next Arab nation to experience a #revolution: http://t.co/jlOTlFk4gA |
| From @iamRossMitchell on Fri May 24 12:30:35 EDT 2013 Afghanistan, Algeria, South Africa, Saudi Arabia #pointless |
| From @myfairobserver on Fri May 24 12:30:30 EDT 2013 #Algeria may be the next Arab nation to experience a #revolution: http://t.co/jlOTlFk4gA |
| From @Rassim_Algeria on Fri May 24 12:30:22 EDT 2013 ????? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ???????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????? ??? ??? ??? ??? |
| From @KrangelRob on Fri May 24 12:30:20 EDT 2013 @OllyHarper I'm going for Algeria! |
| From @q8ahmadi on Fri May 24 12:29:52 EDT 2013 Gemballa 12C GT Spider https://t.co/qNGqneSYPg #lebanon #qatar #Oman #UAE #ksa #KUWAIT #algeria #tunisia #Egypt #Libya #Bahrain |
| From @3ayoonalbahrain on Fri May 24 12:28:01 EDT 2013 RT @Haqqy2030: #??? _????? #????_????? #????_??????? #??? #bahrain #algeria #Dubai #egypt #gcc #Jordan #Libya #KSA #oman #qatar #UAE http:/? |
| From @Bahrain_Retwt on Fri May 24 12:27:56 EDT 2013 RT @Haqqy2030: #??? _????? #????_????? #????_??????? #??? #bahrain #algeria #Dubai #egypt #gcc #Jordan #Libya #KSA #oman #qatar #UAE http:/? |
| From @algeriapress on Fri May 24 12:26:58 EDT 2013 IMF forecasts 3.6% growth for Algeria in 2011 http://t.co/el07AKql48 |
| From @hhayleyh on Fri May 24 12:26:16 EDT 2013 RT @AbuLavinia: "The people want to see the President" - headline in one of Algeria's top papers http://t.co/Goau3tZZXw |
| From @eloglubnymn on Fri May 24 12:26:15 EDT 2013 #baklava #from #istanbul #algeria #alger yiihhaaa http://t.co/KqmIRWYXdm |
| From @joujoulili1 on Fri May 24 12:26:12 EDT 2013 RT @TwittyAlgeria: ?? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ????????? http://t.co/esVPWucdGs #algerie #algeria |
| From @OfficialDunmow on Fri May 24 12:24:48 EDT 2013 Flags with green in em! #Algeria #Pointless |
| From @TwittyAlgeria on Fri May 24 12:24:34 EDT 2013 ?? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ????????? http://t.co/esVPWucdGs #algerie #algeria |
| From @Sihamou_xoxo on Fri May 24 12:24:28 EDT 2013 RT @MisterCerebral: I swear to god I can't wait till Algeria win one of the big games and we take it from Finsbury Park to Trafalguar Squar? |