ALGERIA

GEOGRAPHY

• The capital of Algeria is Algiers.
• The currency of Algeria is Dinar.
• The population of Algeria is approximately 40,400,000.(33rd in the world)
• The main language of Algeria is Arabic and French is also widely spoken in Algeria.
• The main religion in Algeria is Sunni Islam.
• The president of Algeria is Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
• Algeria is the tenth largest country in the world and largest country in Africa

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• The longest river in Algeria is Chelif river.(700km)
• Mount Tahat is a mountain peak in the Hoggar Mountains in Algeria. Sitting at 2,908 metres, it is the highest local peak. Mount Tahat's nearest city is Tamanrasset, which is located 56 km to its south. Mount Tahat is of volcanic origin.
• Algeria is in the temperate zone and enjoys a mild, Mediterranean climate.
• During the summer the temperature is between 21 and 42 degrees and in the winter it would drop between 10 and 12 degrees.

THE ALGERIAN WAR

• The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian War of Independence or the Algerian Revolution was a war between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria gaining its independence in 3rd of July 1962 from France.
• There were 300,000 Algerian casualties and 1 million European forced to flee.
• There was approximately 1.5million war related deaths.

SPORT

• Algeria is one of the most significant countries in Africa and one that has won various championships and Olympic medals. It's most popular, and in fact its national sport, is football or soccer. But other popular sports in Algeria are handball, martial arts, boxing, basketball, volleyball and athletics.
• The first Algerian gold medalist in the olympics was Boughera El Ouafiin in the marathon at 1928 Olympics of Amsterdam.

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• The second Algerian medalist was marathon runner Alain Mimoun, who won in 1956 summer Olympics at Melbourne.
• Algeria has qualified for four World Cups in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. Algeria has also won the African Cup of Nations once in 1990, when they hosted the tournament. At the 2014 World Cup, Algeria became the first African team to score four goals in a match at the World Cup after scoring four goals against South Korea.
• A nickname for the the Algerian soccer team is the dessert warriors.

FOOD

• Couscous is a famous Algerian dish of small steamed balls of semolina, usually served with a stew spooned on top.
• A tajine is a Algerian dish famous in the Berber cuisine which is named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked.