Algeria

Keaton
Holloway

Agenda
History
Government
Industry/

Economy

Culture
Physical

Features/ Climate
Interesting Facts
References

Algerias History
Ruled

by France
For more than 100
Years

Algerias History
(Continued)
Algeria had a bloody past
with war against France
Algeria declared
independence in the year
1962 from France

Algerias Government
Algeria

has a democratic
republic type government
Algeria is a country with
independence and both men
and women have the right to
vote at 18 years of age

Algerias Government
(Continued)
There

is mixed law inbetween the French and the

Algerian governments
President: Abdelaziz
Bouteflika

Algerias Industry/Economy
GDP

- per capita
$7,300 2011
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)

Algerias Industry/Economy
(continued)
Industry

includes petroleum,
food proccessing, natural gas,
light industries, petrochemical
and mining
Agriculture includes wheat,
oats, sheep, barley, cattle,
grapes, olives, citrus and fruit

Algerias Culture
Main

Language: Arab Berber

- 99%
European - lower than 1%
Beliefs: Sunni Muslim
(original) 99%
Christian and Jewish 1%

Algerias Culture
(continued)
Population:

37,367,226 - July

2012
Death Rate 4.3 per 1,000
Birth Rate 24.4 per 1,000
(six times death rate)

Algerias physical
features/climate
Climate:

arid to semiarid, mild,

wet winters with hot, dry
summers along coast; drier with
cold winters and hot summers
Physical Features: cedar trees,
oak trees, and brushwood grass

Interesting Facts
Major Sports
Soccer
Wrestling

Well Known Places

M'zab Valley
Casbah of Algiers

Recap
Capital:

Algiers
Declared independence in 1962
from French
GDP - per capita $7,300 in 2011
Population: 37,367,226 recorded July 2012

References

LOC Algeria. "Climate Of Algeria." About.com Ancient / Classical

History. About.com, Nov.-Dec. 1993. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.
<http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/atlas/qt/climateAlgeria.htm
CIA. "CIA - The World Factbook: Algeria." Https://www.cia.gov.
CIA, Dec. 2012. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.

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Most Popular Sports. "Most Popular Sports in Algeria." Most

Popular Sports in Algeria. N.p., Dec.
2012. Web. 10
Dec.
2012

Http://www.everyculture.com. "Countries and Their Cultures;

Arabs Religion." Countries and Their Cultures Africa/Middle East Arabs.
N.p., Dec. 2012. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.
<http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Arabs
Religion.html
Kagda, Falaq. Algeria. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1997. Print.

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