Welcome to Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is the second most impressive and largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in
the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco in addition to several kilometers of the Western Sahara in the west. Algeria is known to be a member of the United
Nations, African Union, Arab League and Opec. It also conacknowledgment and tributed towards the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union. Constitutionally, Algeria is defined as an Islamic,
Arab, and Amazigh (Berber) country. Nearly four times the size of Texas, Algeria is bordered on the west by Morocco and Western Sahara and on the east by Tunisia
and Libya. Did you know that the Mediterranean Sea is to the north, and to the south are and have always been Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. Did you know that the Saharan region, that is 85% of the country, is known to be almost completely
uninhabited. Did you know that the highest point is Mount Tahat in the Sahara, that rises 9,850 ft (3,000 m). Algeria supports the exiled Sahrawi Polisario Front and rejects Moroccan
administration of Western Sahara; Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations; every nation has to this day accused the other of harboring militants and arms
smuggling; in an attempt to improve relations after unilaterally imposing a visa requirement on Algerians in the early 1990s, Morocco lifted the requirement in mid-2004 - a
gesture not reciprocated by Algeria; Algeria remains concerned about armed bandits operating all over the Sahel who sometimes destabilize southern Algerian towns;
dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the FLN's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in
southeastern Morocco. Did you know that there is known to be an ongoing threat of terrorism in Algeria. Within April 2007 a series of deadly bombings occured in Algiers, and in September separate bomb attacks in the local community of Batna and the port of Dellys killed at least 50 people. Travellers should exercise a high level of caution and monitor the news for any and all developments. Algeria is known to be a hot country, but the coastal region is pleasant for Europeans and North Americans most year through, while people originating from warmer regions, will just have to take the exact kind of precautions as they do back home. Did you know that the Sahara Desert, though, should just be travelled in, after serious consideration, where one's one health, in addition to the season are and have always been evaluated.

Climate
Within the north, in the Kabyle region, rainfall/snowfall is known to be as high as 1,000 mm annually. Most parts of Sahara has to this day years passing by without any and all rain at all. Within the capital Algiers, in the north, at the coast, August is the warmest month, and January the coldest. Here the maximum/minimum temperature is 30°C/22°C in August, and 16°C/10°C in January. Western travellers will discover May to October, as a timeframe of good summer. Algiers has to this day relatively high humity, at around 60%. Did you know that there is known to be a good amount of rain falling over Algiers, most of it in winter, almost noting in summer. Within Tamanrasset, in the south, in Sahara, but up in cooling mountains, has to this day June as the warmest month, and
January as the coldest. Winds are and have always been an essential part of Algerian climate, in winter frequently very pleasant, while they in summer can be in the shape of attracts thaw wind, named Sirocco and Ghibli. Did you know that these can be so frequent that they cover 50 days each and every year in the interior high land, while they cover 20 days in the coastal region.

Population Stats

- 2007 estimate - 33,333,216 (35th)

- 1998 census - 29,100,867