Algeria Info and Photo Gallery and Flag
About the People
Did You Know... The best-known variety of date in Algeria is the deglet nour, known as the “fruit of the light
Fashion... Although Western clothing is common, especially in urban areas, traditional North African Muslim
Socalizing... Algerians are a formal and traditional people, yet they are quite expressive and individualistic.
Family... The Algerian family is an important, private and male-dominated entity, often including
Recreation... Soccer is a popular sport in Algeria. Children and even adults often play soccer for recreation
Statistics
Capital City: Algiers
Population: 33,333,216
GDP: $250,000,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 2,381,740 (sq km) 919,590 (sq mi)
Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
Algeria History
Did You Know... The best-known variety of date in Algeria is the deglet nour, known as the “fruit of the light
Fashion... Although Western clothing is common, especially in urban areas, traditional North African Muslim
Socalizing... Algerians are a formal and traditional people, yet they are quite expressive and individualistic.
Family... The Algerian family is an important, private and male-dominated entity, often including
Recreation... Soccer is a popular sport in Algeria. Children and even adults often play soccer for recreation
Statistics
Capital City: Algiers
Population: 33,333,216
GDP: $250,000,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 2,381,740 (sq km) 919,590 (sq mi)
Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
Algeria History
MODERN-DAY ALGERIA is a leading member state of the Arab Maghrib, the term applied to the western part of Arab North Africa. Algeria is inhabited predominantly by Muslim Arabs but it has a large Berber minority. The most significant forces in the country’s history have been the spread of Islam, arabization, colonization, and the struggle for independence.
North Africa served as a transit region for peoples moving toward Europe or the Middle East. Thus, the region’s inhabitants have been influenced by populations from other areas. Out of this mix developed the Berber people, whose language and culture, although pushed from coastal areas by conquering and colonizing Carthaginians,
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