Algeria

Lori McManus

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Algeria offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406246698
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Countries Around the World Algeria

Lori McManus

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Edited by Abby Colich and Megan Cotugno Designed by Philippa Jenkins Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd 2012 Illustrated by Oxford Designers & Illustrators Picture research by Liz Alexander Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed in China by CTPS

ISBN 978 1 406 23561 6 (hardback) 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data McManus, Lori.  Algeria. -- (Countries around the world)  965'.054-dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy: pp. 15 (© imagebroker), 30 (© vario images GmbH & Co.KG), 31 (© Robert Harding Picture Library Ltd); Corbis: pp. 7 bottom (© Owen Franken), 25 (© Dani Cardona/ Reuters), 35 (© Pascal Parrot/Sygma); Dreamstime.com: pp. 7 top (© Carolecastelli), 20 (© Dmitry Pichugin), 26 main (© Paul Maguire), 32 (© Santamaradona); Getty Images: pp. 8 (Apic/Hulton Archive), 9 (SuperStock), 10 (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone), 22 (Pascal Le Segretain), 23 (Farouk Batiche/AFP), 28 (© 2009 PKG Photography), 29 (Fayez Nureldine/AFP); iStockphoto: pp. 13 (Michel Gunther), 16 (Jean-Paul Garcin), 18 (Alain Dragesco-Joffé), 21 (Michel Gunther); Shutterstock: pp. 5 (© 46 (© margusson).

Cover photograph of sand dunes in Tassili n’Ajjer, Tuareg, Algeria, reproduced with permission from Photolibrary (Ismadl Schwartz).

We would like to thank Shiera S. el-Malik for her invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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Contents

Introducing Algeria.................................................................................... 4 History: struggle for independence and peace............................... 6 Regions and resources: mostly desert ..............................................12 Wildlife: from boars to flamingos .......................................................18 Infrastructure: seeking stability...........................................................22 Culture: life together ...............................................................................28 Algeria today..............................................................................................34 Fact file ....................................................................................................... 36

Timeline ..................................................................................................... 40 Glossary ..................................................................................................... 42 Find out more ........................................................................................... 44 Topic tools ................................................................................................. 46 Index ........................................................................................................... 48

Some words are printed in bold,like this. You can înd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

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Introducing Algeria

Have you ever read ab out or seen p ict ures of Alg eria? Wh at d o you kn ow ab out t h is larg e African coun t ry? If you im ag in e a vast , h ot , d esert lan d scap e, you are on t h e rig h t t rack. Ab out four t im es t h e si ze of Sp ain , Alg eria’s lan d is over 80 p er cen t d esert . Th e Sah ara Desert covers m ost of Nort h Africa, in clud in g Alg eria an d it s n eig h b ourin g coun t ries.

How ever, very few Alg erian s live in t h e sun -b aked d esert . Alg eria also h as a b eaut iful coast lin e w h ere t h e lan d m eet s t h e M ed i t erran ean Sea. M ost Alg erian s live n ear t h is coast . Here, farm s are ab u n d an t an d larg e cit ies h ave m od ern services such as sat ellit e t elevision an d access t o t h e in t ern et .

Alt h oug h p eop le h ave lived in t h e reg ion sin ce an ci en t t im es, Alg eria w as est ab lish ed as an in d ep en d en t coun t ry just 50 years ag o. Sin ce it s independence feww at er, t oo eria h as h , Alg such as un h ealt hy ad p rob lem s h ouses, an d even civil w ar. In t h is sam e p eriod of t im e, t h e coun t ry h as m ad e st ron g p rog ress in p rovid in g ed ucat ion an d h ealt h care t o it s p eop le. Alg eria’s g overn m en t h as also b ecom e a lead er for p eace an d trade h Africa.in Nort

In t h e m id st of b ot h p rob lem s an d g row t h , Alg eria’s p eop le m ain t ain st ron g t rad it ion s. Fam ily t ies are very im p ort an t . Relig io us b eliefs g uid e everyd ay act ion s as w ell as m ajor d ecision s. M usic exp resses w ise sayin g s, relig ious id eas, an d st ron g em ot ion s. Wit h a rich h ist ory an d d eep values, Alg erian s are p roud of t h eir lan d an d heritage .

Recent unrest Recen t ly, Alg eria h as exp erien ced unrest roup s early 2011, g ies. In s cit ofin it an g ry Alg erian s g at h ered t o p ub licly com p lain ab out h ig h food p rices, lack of freed om s, an d d ish on est y am on g lead ers. M any Alg erian s h op e t h e un rest w ill lead t o p osit ive ch an g es in t h e g overn m en t .