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Algeria: COUNTRY PROFILE
COUNTRY PROFILE: ALGERIA
March 2006
COUNTRY
Formal Name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (Al Jumhuriyah al Jazairiyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah).
Short Form: Algeria (Al Jazair).
Term for Citizen(s): Algerian(s).
Capital: Algiers, with a population of about 1.7 million, or 3 million including suburbs.
Major Cities: After Algiers, the most populous cities are Oran, Constantine, and Annaba. According to 2004 estimates, Oran has a population of 700,000; Constantine, 350,000; and Annaba, 235,000.
Independence: Algeria celebrates independence from France on July 5, 1962.
Public Holidays: Official holidays include New Year’s (January 1); Feast of the Sacrifice (January 11, 2006*); Islamic New Year (January 31, 2006*); Ashoura (February 9, 2006*); Birth of Muhammad (April 11, 2006*); Labor Day (May 1); Ben Bella’s Overthrow (June 19); Independence Day (July 5); Ascension of Muhammad (August 22, 2006*); Beginning of Ramadan (September 24, 2006*); End of Ramadan (October 24, 2006*); and Anniversary of the Revolution (November 1). Dates marked with an asterisk vary from year to year according to the Islamic calendar.
Flag: Algeria’s flag features a red crescent and a red five-pointed star against two equal vertical bands of green and white in the background. The crescent, the star, and the color green symbolize Islam, the state religion.
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In Algeria, return of former colonial settlers evokes bittersweet ... - Oct 22, 2006 International Herald Tribune,AP. ALGIERS, Algeria The sprightly Frenchwoman wandered around downtown Algiers, looking for the church where she first took communion as a young girl. ... Security guard killed, 6 officers injured in attacks in Algeria - Oct 20, 2006 International Herald Tribune,ALGIERS, Algeria A civilian security guard was killed and six police officers were injured in two separate attacks by suspected Islamist militants, officials ... Algeria: Earth Quake strikes Algeria - Oct 21, 2006 SomaliNet...(SomaliNet) Algeria’s western region was struck by earthquake on Thursday night. However, the extent of damage caused by Algeria ... UNICEF grants $50,000 to Algeria to fight illiteracy - Oct 20, 2006 magharebia.comThe UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) earmarked $50,000 over a five-year period to Algeria to support the fight against illiteracy under an agreement signed between ... USA first trade partner of Algeria - Oct 21, 2006 Elkhabar,In the same context, Algerian imports during 8 months stand for $13.88 billion and Algeria exported $34.54 billion with a 17.44% rise, recording a surplus of ... Sonatrach says makes Algeria oil find with Anadarko - Oct 18, 2006 Reuters2006... Full Bio. ALGIERS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Algeria's state oil company Sonatrach and US oil firm Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC ... OPEC credibility at stake in cut: Algeria - Oct 19, 2006 ReutersIts members, including Algeria, that are pumping beyond their formal OPEC quotas aim to hold onto market share by using real output as a baseline for the ... Italy's ENI studying upstream gas in Algeria - Oct 17, 2006 MarketWatchROME (MarketWatch) -- ENI SpA (ENI.MI), Italy's biggest oil company by output, said it is studying natural gas upstream projects in Algeria as part of its ... Uganda: Cranes to Play Ghana, Algeria - Oct 17, 2006 AllAfrica.com,Mulindwa yesterday told Daily Monitor that plans had been finalised to send official requests to play Ghana's Black Stars, Mali and Algeria's Desert Foxes. ... S.Africa's PetroSA confident of Algeria GTL bid - Oct 18, 2006 Reuters South Africa,South Africa's national oil company PetroSA is confident of securing a multi-billion rand deal to establish a gas-to-liquid (GTL) project in Algeria, its chief ... OPEC to cut oil output to 26.3 mln bpd - Algeria - Oct 19, 2006 ReutersDOHA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - OPEC will cut its oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day to 26.3 million bpd from Nov 1, Algerian Energy and Mining Minister Chakib ... Rebels kill 8 guards in Algeria - Oct 17, 2006 News24,Algiers - Suspected Islamic rebels shot dead eight Algerian municipal guards in the worst attack on government security forces since the expiry of an amnesty ... Al Salam Bank enters Algeria - Oct 18, 2006 Al-Bawaba,Al Salam Bank has acquired the license to launch an Islamic bank in Algeria with a paid up capital of US$100 million. The bank will ... Algeria tightens its grip on hydrocarbons industry - Oct 18, 2006 magharebia.comWith a flourishing hydrocarbon market, Algeria is taking the opportunity to maximise profits and control of the industry by amending laws favouring Sonatrach ... PetroSA to establish $3 billion GTL project in Algeria - Oct 19, 2006 magharebia.com...oil company PetroSA announced on Wednesday (October 18th) it is confident of winning a $3 billion contract to establish a gas-to-liquid (GTL) project in Algeria ... Opec members will slash million bpd next week -- Algeria - Oct 16, 2006 Kuwait News Agency,The organization's reference basket of crudes consists of the Saharan Blend (Algeria), Minas (Indonesia), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light ... IMF criticises Algeria on public employee salary hikes - Oct 19, 2006 magharebia.comDespite the robust performance of the oil sector, the IMF believes Algeria's economy remains vulnerable, mostly because of the still weak level of private ... Egyptian Bank of Foreign Trade opens a subsidiary in Algeria - Oct 18, 2006 Elkhabar,Egyptian Bank of Foreign Trade is about to open a subsidiary in Algeria while it ranks first foreign investor in Algeria out of hydrocarbons sector with an ... Report: Earthquake hits northwestern Algeria - Oct 20, 2006 International Herald Tribune,AP. ALGIERS, Algeria An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit northwestern Algeria, the country's national radio said Friday. ... Quake shakes western Algeria - Oct 20, 2006 Independent Online,Algiers - A moderate earthquake shook a sparsely populated zone in western Algeria overnight, the country's public radio station announced on Friday. ... Industrial activity in Algeria gains speed in second quarter - Oct 17, 2006 magharebia.comIndustrial activity in Algeria accelerated in both the public and private sectors in the second quarter, according to a survey conducted by the National ... Syria and Algeria to enhance tourism ties - Oct 18, 2006 SANA - Syrian Arab News Agency,DAMASCUS , (SANA) – Syria's Tourism Minister Sa'adallah Agha al-Qala stressed on Wednesday the deep-rooted ties connecting Syria and Algeria, pointing out to ... This series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the Country Studies Program, formerly the Army Area Handbook Program. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. In addition to being featured in the front matter of published Country Studies, they are now being prepared as stand-alone reference aides for all countries in the series, as well as for a number of additional countries of interest. The profiles offer reasonably current country information independent of the existence of a recently published Country Study and will be updated annually or more frequently as events warrant. |
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