The conquest of Algeria began in the last days of the Bourbon Restoration by Charles X of France. It aimed to put a definite end to Barbary privateering and increase the king’s popularity among the French people, particularly in Paris, where many veterans of the Napoleonic Wars lived.

In 1959 Charles de Gaulle declared that the Algerians had the right to determine their own future. Despite terrorist acts by French Algerians opposed to independence and an attempted coup in France by elements of the French army, an agreement was signed in 1962, and Algeria became independent.

Arabic

English isn’t widely spoken in Algeria….Greetings.

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Best Algerian Foods

• Couscous is arguably the most famous Algerian dish.
• Tajine Zitoune is a very popular dish in Algeria, especially during Ramadan.
• Kesra is traditional Algeria bread, eaten throughout the country.
• Mhadjeb is an Algerian specialty.

Islam

Algeria is a rich nation and the third most important economy in the Middle East and North Africa, but its people are poor. Reports show that the national rate of poverty in Algeria is as high as 23 percent.

Islam was first brought to Algeria by the Umayyad dynasty following the invasion of Uqba ibn Nafi, in a drawn-out process of conquest and conversion stretching from 670 to 711. The Almohads were zealously orthodox, and under their rule Algeria gradually acquired its notable religious homogeneity.

It’s generally safe to move around the centre of Algiers during the day. Ideally, travel around with someone who knows the city well. Avoid areas that you don’t know, particularly in the suburbs of the city and especially after dark. Don’t carry large amounts of money or valuables around with you.

The Algerian economy relies heavily on global oil and gas prices. Poverty in Algeria can be attributed to many factors. However, Algeria’s resource richness has led to heavy reliance on global prices for natural gas and oil. As a result, when prices drop or stay stagnant, its economy and its people feel the effects.

Algeria, officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The vast majority of Algeria’s population is Arab-Berber, practicing Islam, and using the official languages of Arabic and Berber.

Polygamous marriages may be legally contracted in Algeria in the form of polygyny, and a man may take up to four wives.

The Sahara desert covers more than four-fifths of the land. Algeria is the continent’s biggest country, and is the world’s 10th largest. Oil and gas reserves were discovered there in the 1950s, but most Algerians live along the northern coast.

The World Bank classifies Algeria as an upper-middle income nation. The country is heavily reliant on energy exports in natural gas and oil. However, it faces many economic challenges, including high unemployment for women and youth and inequality among its different regions.

Since independence from France in 1962, the Algerian government has frantically tried to provide housing for a burgeoning urban population. So far, they have had little success. Almost 25 percent of Algeria’s 24 million people are ill-housed or homeless.

Education in Algeria is free and compulsory for Algerians from the ages of 6 to 15. However, only half of Algerian students are enrolled in secondary schools. As of 2015, Algeria has 92 post-secondary institutions, which includes 48 universities.

Examples of first-world countries include the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and some Western European countries.

The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the “First World”, while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and their allies represented the “Second World”. Some countries in the Communist Bloc, such as Cuba, were often regarded as “Third World”.

The country’s economic infrastructure was developed, racial tension was eliminated and an independent national defence system was created. Singapore evolved from a dying nation to first world status towards the end of the 20th century. In 1990, Goh Chok Tong succeeded Lee as Prime Minister.

First World countries are highly urbanised, and citizens enjoy universal access to health, education and housing. Some countries in Africa are well placed to make this transition. These include Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire Gabon, Mozambique, Angola and South Africa.

Africa is a resource-rich continent. Recent growth has been due to growth in sales in commodities, services, and manufacturing. West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa in particular, are expected to reach a combined GDP of $29 trillion by 2050.

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