Summary:
Algeria is a multi-party republic in Africa that was ruled by France for over one hundred years. Algeria gained independence for France in 1962, though recent fighting in 1992 through 1998 has resulted in over one hundred thousand deaths. When Bouteflika became Algeria's President, terrorism declined. However Algeria's weak economy persists.
Algeria is a country in Africa. Algeria is considered a third world nation. I will be talking about Algeria's land and climate. I will also be talking about their government, their people, and their economy.
The French has ruled Algeria for over one hundred years. When France ruled Algeria there were over one million French that lived in Algeria. Algeria gained independence for France in 1962. Recent fighting in 1992 through 1998 has resulted in over one hundred thousand deaths. When Bouteflika became Algeria's president the number of Algerians went down from over one thousand two hundred to about fifty or sixty a month. Terrorism has gone down a great deal since Bouteflika became president. Algeria's weak economy has persisted into the 1990's. Many manufacturing businesses have and are suffering from low productivity.
Algeria's land and climate is very extreme. During the day the temperature can get above one hundred and twenty degrees ferenheght. Algeria has an arid to semiarid climate. Water is only found in oasis, which are rare. Algeria has three major land regions from north to south. They are the Tell, the High Plateaus, and the Sahara. The Tell stretches seven hundred fifty miles along the Mediterranean Sea. Next comes the High Plateaus located south of the Tell Atlas Mountains. Last comes the Sahara. It covers over eighty percent of Algeria. The Chelif river is Algeria's largest river stretching to four hundred fifty miles long. Other rivers include the Kebir, the Sachel, the Seybouse, the Sig, and the Tafna. Algeria is located in North Africa bordering the Mediterranean sea. Algeria's geographic coordinates are 28 00 north and 3 00 east. Algeria is nine hundred and nineteen thousand five hundred fifty-nine square miles. Elevation extremes- the highest point in Algeria in the Tahat at three thousand and three meters, the lowest point is the Chott Melrhir at minus forty meters.
Algeria is a multi-party country. Algeria has a republic type of government. In Algeria's armed forces there are one hundred and twenty thousand men serving in the Navy and Air Force. Men nineteen and older must serve in the army for at least two years. Algeria uses an army draft. Eighty-five percent of people who join the armed forces ever serve in the army.
Algeria's capital city is Algiers. Algeria has a legislature. Algeria's legislature includes one hundred and forty four
officials. The Nationals Peoples Assembly (APN). The next round of legislative election is to be held in 2007. The Council of the Nation serves a six-year term with one half of the seats up for election or reappointment every three years. Algeria has Forty-eight provinces called Wilaya courts. Each Wailaya court is further divided into communes. The president of Algeria appoints the Walis (governor). Each Walis reports to the Minister of Interior. The president serves a five-year term. It is renewable once. The president also appoints the Prime Minister. The Prime Ministers name is Ahmed Ouyahia. The Prime Minister is also head of the government too. The president is head of the Council of Ministers and the High Security Council. The Prime Minister then appoints member of the Council of Ministers. Algeria also has a nonperminate, rotating seat in the United Nations Security Council. Algeria began its term in January of 2004 and they will end in December of 2005. Algeria has diplomatic relations in over one hundred different countries. Over ninety countries have diplomatic representation in Algiers. Algeria has thirty daily newspapers published in French Arabic.
Algeria's flag is a star in a crescent. It has a green and white background. Both are traditional Islamic colors.
Algeria has very diverse background. They have been conquered by many nations. Algeria's population is thirty-two million forty-eight hundred thousand. In Algeria there are only thirty-five people per square mile. Algeria is ninty-nine percent arab-berber and one percent European. People in Algeria are educated. More than half of all people who live in Algeria that are fifteen and older can read and write. An Algerian law requires all children ages six to fifteen must attend school. Algeria's high school policy is a three-year term period to get a diploma. Algeria also has eight universities. Algeria's official religion is Islam. Ninety-nine percent of people are Sunni Muslims and one percent are Christian and Jew. Algeria has over five thousand mosques (or Muslim churches). Algeria's official language is Arab. A large majority of Algerians speak Arab. Some Algerians speak French and dialects of Berber.
Algeria has never had a strong economy. Algeria has always struggled. That is what makes it a third world
country. Algeria has an abundance of high paying natural resources. Algeria's natural resources are petroleum, gas, iron, ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, and zinc. Algeria has also an abundance of food. Algeria grows wheat and barley, which are the main crops and dates, grapes, olives, potatoes, and citrus fruit. They also have many dairy products that come from cows, goats, and sheep. Algeria has many imports and exports. Algeria's major exports are Petroleum, natural gas, and many petroleum products. Algeria has the seventh largest reserve for natural gas in the
world. Algeria is also ranked fourteen for oil reserved. Algeria is the second largest oil exporter. Algeria also has many imports too. They are capital goods, foods, and many consumer goods.
In conclusion I have talked about the land and climate, the government, the economy, and their people. Algeria has an unusual land set up. Algeria has the Tell a desert in northern Algeria, the High Plateaus located in central Algeria, and the vast Sahara in south Algeria. Algeria is under the leadership of Abdelaziz Bouteflika their president and Minister of National Defense. Their Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, and other important leaders that keep the country going. Algeria has a very diverse background. They are a very cultural group people. Most of them are Muslims and Arabs. Most of them also speak Arabic, but some speak French. Algeria has never had a strong economy. They have also struggled to keep their economy up and running. They have many imports and exports that help their economy. Oil is Algeria's main export.
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