Algeria

[al-jeer-ee-uh]

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a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Algiers.

Algeria

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noun

French name: ��é��.��a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 38 087 812 (2013 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)

Algeria

Republic in northwest Africa, bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east by Tunisia and Libya, to the south by Niger and Mali, and to the west by Mauritania and Morocco. Its capital and largest city is Algiers.

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Colonized by France in the nineteenth century, Algeria was involved in a long and bloody battle for independence, gaining full autonomy in the early 1960s.

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The 24-year-old Algeria defender has signed a contract until 2030 and is available for the group stage of the Club World Cup.

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The group of ex-army personnel were angered at de Gaulle's decision to give independence to Algeria after many of their comrades had died fighting Algerian nationalists.

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Algeria, which backs the Western Saharan independence movement, said it "regrets" Lammy's announcement.

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No agreement is in place yet for the 23-year-old Algeria international but sources are confident it will happen.

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Trentham Monkey Forest works with organisations that help protect the wild Barbary macaques in Morocco and Algeria.

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Hiss, Alger Algerian

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