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News reports and articles

Latest news from Algeria

Blog posts about Algeria by Brian Whitaker

Other articles about Algeria by Brian Whitaker

Online news sources for Algeria
  


Basic information

Wikipedia  
History, politics, geography, economy and more

Algeria: a country study
Detailed information from the US Library of Congress

CIA World Factbook - Algeria

BBC country profile - Algeria

Maps of Algeria

Local time

Local weather 

Currency converter 
Algerian dinar (DZD)

National flag of Algeria 

National anthem 
Audio, lyrics and sheet music (National Anthems Reference Page)

Languages of Algeria
Ethnologue Database

Documents 
Historical and political texts relating to Algeria

Office National des Statistiques
Population, inflation, unemployment, housing, etc. (In English, French and Arabic)

Berbers (al-bab.com)

Tuaregs (Wikipedia)

Area phone codes (algeria-un.org)


Politics

Constitutional background

Text of constitution 
1976, amended 1996. (In English)

Text of constitution 
(In French)

Constitutional information 
Law Library of Congress

List of government ministers (CIA)

Human rights reports on Algeria

Political parties in Algeria (Wikipedia)
 

Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation 
John Ruedy, 2005

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History

Algeria timeline
A chronology of key events (BBC)

History of Algeria - Wikipedia
  

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 
Alistair Horne, 2006

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Travel

US State Department
Consular information and travel advice

British Foreign Office
Travel advice

Lonely Planet  
Online tourist guide to Algeria

Electricity, plugs and sockets 

Air Algerie
The national airline


Economy

World Bank: Algeria 
Comprehensive economic data

Algeria and the IMF

Economic news and data (zawya.com)

Water in Algeria 
Aquastat country profile

     

In the Algeria section

 

Books from Amazon

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Men and Popular Music in Algeria: The Social Significance of Rai
Marc Schade-Poulsen. Paperback, 1999

Algeria Since 1989: Between Terror and Democracy 
James Le Sueur, 2010
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Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation 
John Ruedy, 2005
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Memoirs of a Mujahed: Algeria's Struggle for Freedom, 1945-1962 
Hamou Amirouche, 2014
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The Stranger 
Albert Camus 
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Last revised on 26 December, 2014