Algeria

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•Capital-Algiers

•Geography-Djedi river, draa river, Mount Tahat, Valva Mt. and the Atlas Mts.

•Major cities-Algiers, Constantine, annaba, oran and Batna

• Location-borders…and mostly desert

*Landmarks-Sahara desert, Casbah and hoggar valley

*Activities- Adventures in the desert or soccer

*Country Flag-

*White-

*Green-

*Red-

*Crescent and star-

*Climate-arid land, extreme temperatures and windy during summers

*Transportation-has 4,000km of railroads, 100,000km of roadways and 60 airports

*Culture-Bardo museum and the museum of antiquities.

*Languages-Majority Arabic, kabyle and french

*Food-Octopus soup and lamb stew

*Hazards-Mud slides and floods

*Life expectancy-72 years for men and 76 years for woman

*Religion-Majority religion is Islam but there are also some Muslims

*Largest ethnic group-Arabs

*Top imports-Capital goods, food and consumer goods

*Top exports-pertoleum products, natural gas and mined items

*Additional info

*Majority of the university students in Algeria are women.

*Algeria is the 11th largest country in the world

and 2nd in Africa

*Algeria’s independence day is one day after America