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John Kerry to visit Algeria amid electoral campaign

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US State Department Wednesday announced that its Secretary John Kerry is expected to pay a visit to Algeria as a first stop then to Morocco as part of a vive-day-tour starting from April 1st.

Kerry’s visit comes as the electoral campaign was launched in Algeria.

According to spokesman for the US State Department Jen Psaki, Kerry will meet officials in Algeria.

He was supposed to pay a visit the region in last February but it was postponed due to US-Iranian rapprochement.

Foreign ministry said on its official website the US State Secretary will meet his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra to talk about strategic aspects between the two countries as part of a dialogue launched in October 2012.

Talks will also deal with the reinforcement of American cooperation with Algeria about regional and bilateral issues relating to political and security developments.

Kerry will also meet interim prime minister Youcef Yousfi and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.



2 million foreign tourists visited Algeria in 2013

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Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry created in 2013 over 930,000 jobs, including 450,000 in the field of tourism against the allocation of 480,000 jobs in traditional industries, which is the equivalent to 9% of the employment rate at the national level.

On the other hand it created until October 2013, more than 38 activities in the field of traditional industries.

A report that was prepared by the ministry, which copy is available to Echorouk, on the "row production" has been allocated for this purpose under a budget of 170 billion ZDZ for tourism, and 197 billion ZDZ for traditional industries, with the allocation of $ 130 billion for tourism as an additional budget and 135 billion ZDZ for traditional industries.

With respect to the axis of the "flow of tourists", more than 2,000,732 thousand tourists entered to Algeria until December 2013, the equivalent of an increase with 3.75% compared to the last years, including more than 964.000 foreign tourists and 1,768 Algerian tourists who live abroad, while more than 2,000,135 thousand Algerians travelled to various countries of the world, recording an increase of 11.77%.

Regarding the "Hotels barn", so far until the first four months of 2013, the same report showed that the number of hotels at the national level reached 1,176 Hotels, with a capacity of 98 804 beds, while the number of accredited travel agencies at the national level until the month of October 2013, reached 1010, including 370 agencies of “A” class and 640 agencies of “B” class.

As for the "tourism investment", the ministry revealed that 517 projects are in the way of achievement, compared to 122 projects which stopped their works, while the completion of 115 projects did not start for several reasons.


The Test Garden Hamma Algiers

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The test Garden Hamma (حديقة التجارب الحامة), located in the district of Algiers (capital of Algeria) Hamma, is a lush garden, which extends in an amphitheater at the foot of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers, of the street Mohamed Belouizdad to the street Hassiba Ben Bouali on an area of ​​58 hectares (38 acres of gardens and 20 acres of arboretum).
The test Garden Hamma established in 1832, it is considered one of the test gardens and the largest in the world. 
The test garden is served by station Test Garden of the Algiers metro.

















"Google" confused between Bouteflika's fourth term advocates and opponents

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Famous internet search engine "Google" shows confusion about the Presidential Elections of April 17, that is raging between opponents of President Bouteflika's fourth term, and his supporters.

Days of the closure the rapper, Lotfi Double Canon, website on YouTube after a complaint from the Directorate of Bouteflika's campaign, it was the turn on Tuesday, of the song that was performed by Algerian artists who support the fourth term.
"YouTube" deleted the song "Taahedna Maa El Djazair" (we are committed to Algeria) after the number of people who disliked it reached more than 10.000 people, a song that was performed by more than 60 Algerian persons who are known among artists and athletes, who received a campaign of refusal by opponents of the fourth term.
A few hours after airing the song "Taahedna Maa El Djazair", which was filmed at the scene of Aissa Messaoudi, at the National Television, as a support to the president candidate, internet visitors launched a campaign titled "Click a button I do not like" to invite anyone who saw the video on the "YouTube" to choose "I dislike" in order to highlight the size of the opposition of the song, as the number of those who responded to the campaign within hours of the launch only reached more than 10.000 people who "dislikes" it, while the number of "fans" did not exceed one thousand.
The song that was composed by the singer Houssine Lasnami, noticed the participation of Cheb Khaled , Cheb Toufik, Chebba Yamina, Mourad Djafri, Hassiba Amrouche, Hassiba Abderraouf, Mohamed Lamine, Djamel Allam, Rim Hakiki, Kader Japoni, Cheb Yazid, Houari Ben Chenat, Joe Batoure, Cherifa Louna, the band "Amzad " and three voices from the program "Alhan Wa Chababe".
This comes only days after "Google" closed the channel of the famous rapper Lotfi Double Canon on the site of "YouTube", as after the publication of his new video clip of the song which is titled "anti Chita", then the channel was direcly closed. 
According to the report of the site, the reason for the closure is mainly due to the presence of many of the complaints that were received by the admin of the site against the channel of Double Canon.
Previously, Double Canon has triggered controversy in recent times, having dealt with many of the political issues in his new songs, including the famous song, which he issued to respond to the former Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal.


Algerian newspapers

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This is the most Algerian newspapers famous

Algerian newspapers in English:

Algerian newspapers in French:

Le Soir d'Algérie: http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/
Le Quotidien d'Oran: http://www.lequotidien-oran.com/
Le temps d'algérie: http://www.letempsdz.com/
La dépêche de Kabylie: http://www.depechedekabylie.com/
Tout sur l'Algérie: http://www.tsa-algerie.com/
Le jeune Independant: http://www.jeune-independant.net/

Algerian newspapers in Arabic:


Algerian sports newspapers:



"Renault" project will include four Wilayas in the future

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Project of the French company for cars' industry "Renault" will be expanded in the future, with its experience, in Oued Tlilat, Oran (western Algeria) to include three other Wilayas which are Constantine, Rouiba and Sidi Bel Abbes, as the first will start operating by the end of the current year, Training and Professional Education Minister, Noureddine Badaoui, assertional during his supervision of the opening ceremony of the forum on "Determining qualifications for the Cars' Division" in Oran.

"Government is encourages partnership of mutual benefice for both parties "policy of winner to winner", and keeps pace with these important projects to open facilities for vocational training for the benefit of domestic employees to keep up with these projects, as it will also open a number of poles that are specialized in spare parts and other matters relating to the mechanical industry, as the first " Renault" cars are expected to be marketed from the Algerian factory of Oued Tlilat in the prospects of 2015.


Algerian presidential election: participation rates by wilaya

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The Interior Minister Tayeb Belaiz announced Thursday evening, the final turnout rate at 48 wilayas in the Algerian presidential election.


constituency
registered
voters
participation rate
1. Adrar
220052
150518
68.40%
2. Chlef
700202
390333
55.75%
3. Laghouat
245629
170416
69.38%
4. Oum El Bouaghi
407231
177449
43.57%
5. Batna
632253
267253
42.27%
6. Béjaïa
529218
124765
23.58%
7. Biskra
448752
233782
52.10%
8. Béchar
200438
121969
60.85%
9. Blida
683949
299566
43.80%
10. Bouira
508208
176166
34.66%
11. Tamanrasset
127220
88931
69.90%
12. Tébessa
432395
238432
55.14%
13. Tlemcen
664719
421426
63.40%
14. Tiaret
538862
336743
62.49%
15. Tizi-Ouzou
684351
136915
20.01%
16. Alger
1 891186
715702
37.84%
17. Djelfa
525092
370463
70.55%
18. Jijel
412916
181506
43.96%
19. Sétif
933049
433527
46.46%
20. Saïda
238904
153223
64.14%
21. Skikda
591946
311743
52.66%
22. Sidi Bel Abbès
452260
301035
66.56%
23. Annaba
438752
234663
53.48%
24. Guelma
368639
212340
57.60%
25. Constantine
587016
252259
42.97%
26. Médéa
545968
297051
54.41%
27. Mostaganem
467382
373348
79.88%
28. M’sila
609939
325899
53.43%
29. Mascara
528252
368450
69.75%
30. Ouargla
291674
129001
44.23%
31. Oran
1 038288
532231
51.26%
32. El Bayadh
176925
122901
69.47%
33. Illizi
34506
16135
46.76%
34. Bordj Bou Arreridj
409935
212501
49.40%
35. Boumerdès
470835
184524
39.19%
36. El Tarf
298756
196841
65.89%
37. Tindouf
78005
61048
78.26%
38. Tissemsilt
180371
129485
71.79%
39. El Oued
315811
184795
58.51%
40. Khenchela
232756
125948
54.11%
41. Souk Ahras
314437
163433
51.98%
42. Tipaza
413012
223039
54.00%
43. Mila
494881
212418
42.92%
44. Aïn Defla
467667
233921
50.02%
45. Naâma
134203
82975
61.83%
46. Aïn Témouchent
282871
186687
66.00%
47. Ghardaïa
209993
116121
55.30%
48. Relizane
411687
337598
82.00%
Total:
1393
11 307478
51.70%

Abdelaziz Bouteflika win presidential election for the 4th term

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika won a fourth term with 81.53 percent of the vote in the presidential election conducted on 17 April 2014, (Bouteflika won 90,24 percent of the vote in 2009 and 85 percent in 2004).
Abdelaziz Bouteflika is the president of Algeria since 1999.
Ali Benflis, who came second with 12.18 percent of votes cast, and he he refused to recognize the incumbent reelection.
The interior minister Tayeb Belaiz said that voter turnout stood at 51.3 percent of the country's 23 million registered voters, and the election was taking place in good conditions in the 50,000 voting centres.

Information about the presidential elections of April 17, 2014

Number of registered voters: 22.880.678
Number of voters: 11.307.487
Voter turnout: 51,70%
Nember of valid voters: 10.220.029
Number of votes canceled: 1.087.449
Participation rates by wilaya

Results of the presidential elections of April 17, 2014

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: 8 332 598 votes (81.53%)
Ali Benflis: 1 244 918 votes  (12,18%)
Abdelaziz Belaid: 343 624 votes (3,36%) 
Louiza Hanoune: 140 253 votes  (1,37%)
Ali Fawzi Rebaine: 101 046 votes  (0,99%)
Moussa Touati: 75 590 votes  (0,56%)



lists of wilayas (provinces) of Algeria

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Algeria have 48 wilayas (province) are:

1 Adrar
2 Chlef
3 Laghouat
4 Oum el-Bouaghi
5 Batna
6 Béjaïa
7 Biskra
8 Béchar
9 Blida
10 Bouira
11 Tamanghasset
12 Tébessa
13 Tlemcen
14 Tiaret
15 Tizi Ouzou
16 Algiers
17 Djelfa
18 Jijel
19 Sétif
20 Saïda
21 Skikda
22 Sidi Bel Abbes
23 Annaba
24 Guelma
25 Constantine
26 Médéa
27 Mostaganem
28 M'Sila
29 Mascara
30 Ouargla
31 Oran
32 El Bayadh
33 Illizi
34 Bordj Bou Arréridj
35 Boumerdès
36 El Taref
37 Tindouf
38 Tissemsilt
39 El Oued
40 Khenchela
41 Souk Ahras
42 Tipasa
43 Mila
44 Aïn Defla
45 Naama
46 Aïn Témouchent
47 Ghardaïa
48 Relizane

FIFA rankings May 2014: Algeria has stagnated at the 25th place

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Algeria has stagnated at the 25th place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola men's World Ranking of May 2014

Algeria stagnated at the 25th place in the FIFA ranking, unveiled Thursday, May 8 .In Africa, Algeria rest in third place behind the Ivory Coast (1st) and Egypt (2nd). Mauritania had a good increase of 13 places to hit the 139th spot.

At the global level Spain keeps the top spot, followed by Germany and Portugal. The 207th and last place in the ranking is occupied by Turcks and Caicos.

Top 10 teams:

1 Spain1460ptsEqual
2 Germany1340 Equal
3 Portugal1245 Equal
4 Brazil1210 Up (2 places)
5 Colombia1186 Down
6 Uruguay1181 Down
7 Argentina1178 Down
8 Switzerland1161Equal
9 Italy          1115Equal
10 Greece1082Equal

Find complete ranking on the FIFA website

FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking:

1 USA21970Equal
2 Germany21730Equal
3 Japan20760Equal
4 France20511Up
5 Sweden20161Up
6 Brazil2006-2Down
7 Canada19710Equal
8 England19563Up
9 Korea DPR19541Up
10 Norway1949-2Down
74 Algeria13270Equal

Algeria national football team participate in brazil world cup 2014

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23 players of Algerian national football team participate in brazil world cup 2014
Here is the final list of 23 players Algerian

Guardians

Raïs M'Bolhi (28 years old) CSKA Sofia
Mohamed Lamine Zemamouche(29 years old) USM Alger
Cédric Si Mohamed (29 years old) CS Constantine

Defenders

Madjid Bougherra (captain) (31 years old) Lekhwiya
Carl Medjani (29 years old) Valenciennes FC
Essaïd Belkalem (25 years old) Watford FC
Rafik Halliche (27 years old) Académica
Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (26 years old) RCD Majorque
Faouzi Ghoulam  (23 years old) SSC Naples
Djamel Mesbah (29 years old) AS Livourne
Aïssa Mandi (22 years old) Stade de Reims
Mehdi Mostefa (30 years old) AC Ajaccio

Midfielders

Medhi Lacen (30 ans)  Getafe CF
Hassan Yebda (30 ans) Udinese
Sofiane Feghouli (24 ans) Valencia CF
Saphir Taïder (22 ans) Inter Milan
Abdelmoumene Djabou (27 ans) Club africain
Yacine Brahimi (24 ans) Granada CF
Nabil Bentaleb (19 ans) Tottenham Hotspur
Riyad Mahrez (23 ans) Leicester City

attackers

El Arbi Hillel Soudani (26 ans) Dinamo Zagreb
Islam Slimani (25 ans) Sporting Lisbonne
Nabil Ghilas (24 ans) FC Porto

Coach

Vahid Halilhodžić  (15.05.1952)



Algeria in FIFA world cup

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Algeria in world cup

Algeria has participated 4 time in the Fifa world cup competition for 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014

1982 Fifa world cup

Algeria played with Germany, Austria and Chile
In the first match Algeria won Germany 2-0, in the seconond she lose with Austria and won the third match 3-2 aganist Chile.
But Algeria didn't pass the first round after the show of Germany and Austria (1-0)

1986 Fifa world cup

In this world cup Algeria team try to pass the first round but because of the problems between the players and the weak personality of coach Rabah Saadane they tied with Northen Ireland (1-1) and lose against Brazil (1-0) and Spain (3-0).

2010 Fifa world cup

After the 1986 FIFA world cup Algeria failed to qualify for another world cup intil 2010 after a fiery match dam (Algeria team bus was atacked with stones by some of the Egyptian supporters before).
In this world cup Algeria played in the groupe C with United States, England and Slovenia. In the first game they lost to Slovenia 1-0, in the second game Algeria drew with Englad 0-0, and they lost again aganist United State of America 1-0.

2014 Fifa world cup

Algeria will be play with Belguim, Russia and South Korea in Group H according to the program:
Tuesday, June 17, at 17h: Belgium-Algeria 
Sunday, June 22, at 20h: South Korea-Algeria 
Thursday, June 26, at 21h: Algeria-Russia

Where is Algeria

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Where is Algeria

Algeria is one of the most beautiful in the world, Algeria is located in North Africa and it is the largest country in Africa and tenth worldwide in terms of space. Bordered on the north by the Mediterranean, Tunisia and Lybia on the east, Morroco and Western Sahara on the west, Maili Muritania Niger and Tchad on the south.
Square: 2,381,741 kilometers
Total land boundaries:  6,343 km
The capital of Algeria: Algeirs
Nombre of province: 48 lists of wilayas (provinces) of Algeria


The economy of Algeria remains vulnerable to energy prices

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Algeria is a major hydrocarbon producer, accounting for 2.1% of the world’s oil and 2.5% of its natural gas production, and the economy is vulnerable to changes in global energy prices. More than 50% of the government’s revenue is currently derived from the hydrocarbon sector, and oil and gas account for around 97% of total exports. 
Like other resource-rich countries, Algeria faces the challenge of transforming finite commodity resources into other drivers of growth to support sustainable development and preserve intergenerational equity. The country has accumulated substantial fiscal and external buffers to date, but the time horizon for oil and gas production is relatively short, and it is questionable whether the current fiscal stance is sustainable in the long run. The IMF recently advised the government to adopt a rules-based fiscal framework to manage hydrocarbon wealth in order to address this issue. 

Source: Goldman Sachs, The world cup and economics 2014

Economics: Inflation pressures have subsided

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Algeria’s economy has been growing at a pace of around +3% over the past three years. Growth has been driven by the non-hydrocarbon sector and in particular public sector spending, while the hydrocarbon sector has been contracting. The IMF estimates that growth will accelerate slightly in 2014-15 to around +4%. 

Inflation spiked to 8.9% in 2012 – the highest level in 15 years – following a surge in current spending. Since then, the inflation dynamics have improved, thanks to tighter monetary and fiscal policy, and inflation fell to 3.3% in 2013. But the recent surge in credit and increases in public sector wages pose a risk to the inflation outlook, and the IMF forecasts that inflation will rise to around +5%yoy by end-2014. 

Source: Goldman Sachs, The world cup and economics 2014

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Algeria won South Korea 4-2 in a great match

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Algeria won South Korea

Algeria won the second game in the world cup 2014 in Brazil against South Korea 4-2 in a great match Algerian national team scored three goals in the first half, Islam Slimani scored the first goal ('26) the second goal scored by Rafik Halsh ('28) and the third by Abdelmoumene Jabou ('28). In the second half South Korea tried to return in score, after 5 minutes Son Heung-min Scored the first goal to South Korea after this goal South Korea pressed on Algeria up to 62 minutes when Yacine Ibrahimi scored  a pretty beautiful goal after a lovely move with Sofiane Feghouli this goal calmed the game to the 72 minutes while Koo Ja-cheol record the second goal to South Korea. The game ended ended in this score 4-2 and The desert warriors won the first match since in world cup since 1986 with skill and calm and the Fennecs given themselves a wonderful chance to progress if they can avoid defeat against Russia

Groupe H classmate
Belgium 6 pts
Algeria 3 pts
Russia 1 pts
South Korea 1 pts

Next matches:
Belgium vs South Korea
Algeria vs Russia

Algeria vs Russia time and channels broadcast

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Algeria will play tonight his third match in the first round in the FIFA world cup 2014 against Russia, this match will be determines who qualify to the next round. Both of Algeria and Russia have playing 2 match, Algeria has 3 pts after a victory against South Korea 4-2 and a loss against Belgium 1-2 while Russia have just 1 pts after a draw with South Korea and loss against Belgium, so in this match Russia need to win wile the draw enough for Algeria to be qualified.

Information of the Match between Algeria and Russia:
Competition: FIFA world cup Brazil 2014
Date of match: Date: Thursday 26 June 2014
Time: 20h00 (gmt), 21h00 (Time in Algeria)
Stadium: Arena da Baixada ( Curitiba - Brazil)


Encrypted Channels broadcast Algeria vs Russia match live:
bein sports mena 1 HD - 11 HD - 13 HD on nilesat, badr and Es'hail-1
beIN SPORTS 1 HD FR  on Astra 19.2°E and Eutelsat 5°W
ORF Eins (Austria ) Astra 19.2°E -12692 H 22000
ORF Eins HD (Austria) Astra 19.2°E -11303 H 22000
RTS Deux (11526 H 27500) and RSI La 2 (11526 H 27500) and SRF info (12399 H 27500) on Hotbird 13°E
Sky sports 1 italy on Hotbird

Channels that broadcast Algeria vs Russia match live and Free to Air:
Porograme National - Algeria - on Eutelsat 5°W (frequency: 11060 H 23700) and Ses 22°W(12674 H 20255)
ZDF (germany) on Astra 19.2°E (11953 H 27500)
ZDF HD (Germany) Astra 19.2°E (11361 H 22000)
ITV 4 (England) on Astra 28.2°E (10758 V 22000)
ORTM (Mali) on Intelsat 24.5°W (11675 V 27500)
BRT (Turkey) on Turksat 42°E (11006 H 2972)

The line-up
Algeria: R. Mbolhi - A. Mandi - Belkalem - Halliche - D. Mesbah - C. Medjani - Bentaleb - Feghouli - Y. Brahimi - A. Djabou
Russia: Akinfeev - A. Kozlov - Ignashevich - Berezutskiy - Kombarov - A. Samedov - Glushakov - V. Faizuli - O. Shatov - Kerzhakov


Islam Slimani lead Algeria to qualify to the second round

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Yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooy
Its a great match, amazing Algeria create a new history and qualify to the second round after his draw with Russia in the third match 1-1 of the first round in the world cup to face Germany in the next round to avenge the conspiracy of 1982 'Pact of Gijon'.
Alexander Kokorin opened the score to Russia in the 6' and Islam Slimani equalized the score for Algeria in 60 minutes

Christian Gourcuff

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Christian Gourcuff is the new manager of Algerian national team of football since 19 July 2014 Replaced Vahid Halilozic.
Christian Gourcuff is a former French international player and French coach, born in April 5, 1955 at Hanvec in the department of Finistère. He plays as an attacking midfielder in the early 1970s to the late 1980s and became a coach player at the age of twenty-seven years. Christian Gourcuff is also a former math teacher and theorist football.
His mission at the head of the Algerian national team of football is to qualifie the Team  for the final round of African Cup of nation 2015 in Morocco, and to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Amazing Algerian Destinations

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Algeria is really a great country giving visitors a broad collection of destinations and things to do.

The administrative centre city of Algiers has a thriving past, and the ruins at Djemila, Timgad and Tipasa are rewarding to see.

Main attractions inside Algeria are the National Museum of Good Arts along with the Bardo Ethnographic and Community Art Museum. Stage back history by making the path to the Hauts Plateaux where you'll uncover the historic town of Tlemcen along with the Grand Mosque, and Masourah Fortress.

Natural attractions inside Algeria are also plentiful with Kabylia and the Chiffa Gorges. Admire the wonder of the ocean across the turquoise coastline or the Sidi Fredj peninsula. Algerian points of interest absolutely provide something for everybody.

Going out in the path of the Sahara, unwraps a whole world of attractions within Algeria. The holy city of Beni Isguen with its auction marketplace makes for an intriguing stop. Ouargla is really a splendid town having a malekite minaret, marketplace block and stunning buildings.

The culture is inspired by the nation's recent history strongly, along with other aspects such as for example their literature, music, crafts and arts and religion.

Arabic is Algerians main language of around 82 pct of the populace and 27% speak Tamazight. The French colonialism remaining French because the second language of several educated Algerians, and English is quite rarely spoken. Lots of people of Algeria furthermore speak various dialects of Berber.

Islam may be the official religious beliefs of Algeria and nearly all Algerians are Muslims. Because the departure of the French, Christianity is a secondary religion.

All media activities such as for example, newspapers, guide publishing and radio and tv broadcasting come in either Arabic or French. You can find no English papers published in Algeria, even though French newspaper prints one web page in English.

Algeria makes for an amazing destination, whether you are a new traveller to the country, or you are a resident citizen. There is just so much fascinating things to see and do, and much to learn and study about its rich history and culture.

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