Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a nation in the Arab Maghreb region of North Africa.

History

The former colony of French North Africa is the second largest country on the African continent and the 11th largest country in the world in terms of total area. It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, a few kilometers of the Western Sahara in the west, Morocco in the northwest, and the Mediterranean Sea in the north.

Algeria is a member of the United Nations, African Union, Arab League, and OPEC. It also contributed towards the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union. Constitutionally, Algeria is defined as an Islamic, Arab, and Amazigh (Berber) country.

Chronology

• Vandal Kingdom from 430
• Rustamid dynasty from 767
• Zirid dynasty from 973
• Hammadid dynasty from 1014
• Abdalwadid dynasty from 1235
• Ottoman Empire from 1516
• French rule from 1830

Independence from France

• Recognized 3 July 1962
• Declared 5 July 1962

See also

• Algerian War

External links

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia.com: Algeria