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| | Algeria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | Algeria is governed under the constitution of 1976, which has been revised numerous times. | | | By 1956 the FLN had the support of virtually all Algerian nationalists except Messali, controlled much of the countryside, and was organizing frequent attacks in the cities (especially Algiers). | | | In 1957 the French successfully put down the resistance, and the FLN was forced to concentrate on guerrilla activities in the rural areas; the French also constructed electrified barriers along Algeria’s borders with Morocco and Tunisia in order to reduce the infiltration of men and matériel. |
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| | Algeria (11/05) |
| | Algeria has traditionally practiced an activist foreign policy and in the 1960s and 1970s was noted for its support of Third World policies and independence movements. | | | Algeria publicly condemned the terrorist attacks on the United States and has been strongly supportive of the international war against terrorism. | | | Although the land border between Morocco and Algeria was closed in the wake of a terrorist attack in 1994, the two have worked at improving relations, and in July 2004, Morocco lifted visa requirements for Algerians. |
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| | BBC NEWS Middle East Country profiles Country profile: Algeria |
| | Algeria can be a dangerous environment for media workers; 57 journalists were murdered between 1993-97. | | | But some campaigners say abuses by the security forces go on and rights group Amnesty International says allegations about the torture of detainees continue to be reported. | | | Algeria's private press can be lively, critical of government |
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Algeria |
| | Algeria has the seventh-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the second-largest gas exporter; it ranks 14th in oil reserves. | | | Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has dominated politics ever since. | | | Many Algerians in the subsequent generation were not satisfied, however, and moved to counter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. |
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles |
| | Algeria is in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea between Morocco and Tunisia. | | | A bitter war of independence was fought between 1954 and 1962, which claimed the lives of up to 1.5 million people. | | | Moors and Jews settled in Algeria following their expulsion from Spain in 1492. |
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| | Algeria Country Analysis Brief |
| | Algeria is also pursuing membership in the World Trade Organization, with the IMF Article IV assessment noting that the country had made good progress in this regard. | | | Following years of civil war and continuing political unrest, Algeria now is experiencing a significant economic upturn, in large part aided by strong oil and natural gas export revenues. | | | International observers verified that Bouteflika's 2004 re-election, in which he won a landslide victory, was largely free and fair. |
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| | Algeria |
| | In December, an imam from an Algiers mosque accused journalists from the independent press, particularly the journal El-Watan, of being "missionaries of the Christian church in Algeria" and exhorted his followers to boycott the independent press. | | | Although the station is still available to viewers, the Government continued to deny accreditation to its, journalists, and the office remained closed at year's end. | | | The Government said the closure was related to "work it had to do on regulating foreign media offices" even though Al-Jazeera had been in the country since the 1990s. |
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| | Algeria - Background |
| | Algeria is bordered by Morocco to the west and Tunisia to the east. | | | A year later, a new constitution would open the door to multi-party politics and true direct democracy. | | | Algeria's economic growth has been slow in the past few years, the result, among other things, of sluggish international petroleum and gas prices, heavy foreign debt, high unemployment, and excessive state intervention. |
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| | Human Rights Watch: Middle East and Northern Africa : Algeria |
| | The governments of Jordan, Yemen and Algeria should immediately drop criminal charges against editors and journalists who reproduced controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in their publications, Human Rights Watch said today. | | | The United Kingdom cannot deport security suspects at risk of torture to Algeria without violating international law. | | | British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said after official talks in Algiers on February 16 that “good progress” had been made on a deportation agreement and that both countries wanted to sign “as soon as possible,” according to Reuters news agency. |
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| | Algeria |
| | Entelis, John P. Political Islam in Algeria: the nonviolent dimension. | | | Arab Charter on Human Rights, Council of the League of Arab States, September 15, 1994 | | | Jeremy Black, "Islam and the West: A Historical Perspective," Foreign Policy Research Institute, Volume 4, Number 2, May 2003 |
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http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/algeria.htm
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| | Algeria |
| | In English, German, or French: recent news--with analysis, opinions, and a small archive of documents (texts, maps, and images) relating to human rights issues in Algeria. | | | In English or in French: the latest news, online reports on Algeria, other reports from the HR World Reports, and order information. | | | Export.Gov: Recent documents on Algeria economy (Trade Information Center) |
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Algeria.html
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| | Algeria |
| | Algeria's most destructive earthquake in two decades struck near the capital on May 21, 2003, killing over 2,000 people and injuring many more thousands. | | | In 2001 violence by Islamic militants was again on the rise, and the long-disaffected Berber minority engaged in several large-scale protests. | | | Algeria - Algeria Profile: Geography, People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Defense, Foreign Relations, U.S.-Algerian Relations |
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| | Jews of Algeria |
| | U.S. Department of State, 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, Released by the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC, September 5, 2000. | | | All other synagogues had previously been taken over for use as mosques. | | | Following the announcement, many Jews left Algeria and the single remaining synagogue was abandoned. |
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| | Algeria - MSN Encarta |
| | The mountains of the Tell Atlas, a range of the Atlas Mountains, rise behind the plain, parallel and close to the sea. | | | Most of Algeria’s people are of Arab, Berber, or mixed Arab and Berber ancestry. | | | Algeria’s economy was underdeveloped and based largely on agriculture at the time of independence, and the government soon began efforts to modernize it. |
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| | The EU's relations with Algeria - Overview |
| | On the domestic political scene, the government in November 2000 refused to recognise Wafa, the new Islamist grouping led by Mr Taleb Ibrahimi. | | | On the international scene, Algeria condemned the terrorist attacks of September 11 against the United States and has offered co-operation in the fight against international terrorist networks. | | | The Algerian economy is largely dependent on hydrocarbons (oil and gas), which make up 97% of exports, contribute 30% of GDP, and fund 65% of the State budget. |
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| | Algeria |
| | Despite widespread electoral fraud in 1997 and 1999, Algeria is one of the few Arab countries in which people can actually cast a vote (votes are not necessarily counted, but it's a beginning). | | | Neither did the Berbers of the Kabylie province (which are to Algeria what the the Palestinians are to Israel, except they don't blow up civilians). | | | In 1997 the winner was the National Democratic Rally (RND), president Zeroual's party, followed by the FLN. |
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| | Algeria - Atlapedia Online |
| | In 1988 some 500 people died in riots protesting against economic hardship and in 1989 voters approved a new constitution which cleared the way for a multi-party political system as well as guaranteed fundamental rights and freedom for the Algerians. | | | Although Algeria is predominantly a Muslim nation it is one of the few Muslim countries to have a surplus of females and over 50% of the population reported to be under the age of 20. | | | In 1967 Algeria declared war with Israel, broke with the US and moved toward eventual military and political ties with the former USSR. |
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| | Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice by Country |
| | You should be aware of the risk of indiscriminate terrorist attacks in public places anywhere in the world. | | | Most of their attacks are directed at security forces but there have been incidents of armed violence against civilians and villages. | | | Security forces have been the target of terrorist attacks in Algeria, and are highly sensitive of their own security. |
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| | French Colonies - Algeria |
| | In colonial times, Algeria's population included more than 1 million French-European settlers and 150,000 Jews. | | | The colors red, white, and green are found in the flags of the Arab countries of North Africa. | | | Since gaining independence, Algeria has tried to liberate itself from the economic legacy of colonialism through ambitious development plans financed by the sale of petroleum and natural gas. |
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| | Algeria News |
| | The enemies have been weakened by mounting Muslim awakening, said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday evening. | | | Algerian forces kill militants Monday April 10, 2006 06:51 - ALGIERS - Algerian security forces have killed between 10 and 15 armed militants suspected of being involved in the deaths in an ambush of 13... | | | IslamOnline.net The head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, has urged world Muslims to financially support the suffering Palestinian people. |
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| | Algeria |
| | Algeria joined the League of Arab States in 1962. | | | State Dept. Report on Economic Policies and Trade Practices, 1993 and 1994 | | | Long Form of Name: Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria |
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| | Algeria |
| | Although Algiers and most urban centers have not experienced terrorist activity in over a year, sustained small-scale attacks including bombings, false roadblocks, kidnapping and murder occur in rural and remote sections of the country. | | | Updated information on travel and security in Algeria may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. | | | This site is managed by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. |
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| | World Bank approves an $89 million loan to reduce Algeria's urban population's vulnerability to floods, earthquakes | | | OPIC approves a $200 million loan for a desalination project in Algeria | | | The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a $192 million long-term loan guarantee to support construction of the 825-megawatt Skikda Power Project in the Algerian coastal city of Skikda. |
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| | WTO Accession status: Algeria |
| | Guillermo Valles, and with the delegation of the Government of Algeria under the leadership of H.E. Mr. | | | Algeria's Working Party was established on 17 June 1987 and met for the first time in April 1998. | | | The eight meeting of the Working Party for the accession of Algeria to the WTO was held on 25 February under the chairmanship of the ambassador of Uruguay, Mr. |
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| | Algérie Algéie Country Information - Location, Map, Area, Capital, Population, Religion, Language |
| | Membership: Algeria is a member of the UN, OAU, the Arab League, Union of the Arab Maghreb, OPEC and Organization of the Islamic Conference. | | | Until 1962 about 1 million European settlers, mainly French, and an indigenous population of 150,000 Jews lived in Algeria; 90 percent of this group, however, emigrated after Algeria became independent in 1962. | | | Since 1966 all foreign and private banks have been nationalized. |
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| | Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Algeria |
| | The World Bank reports that the government consumed 14.1 percent of GDP in 2003. | | | Algeria is the world's second largest exporter of natural gas and has the world's fifth largest natural gas reserve and 14th largest oil reserve. | | | Algeria gained its independence from France in 1962 and imposed a socialist economic model that retarded economic growth, wasted oil wealth, and exacerbated social, political, and economic problems when oil prices declined in the late 1980s. |
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| | Welcome to Algeria |
| | Algeria has the fifth-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the second largest gas exporter; it ranks fourteenth for oil reserves. | | | Algiers' efforts to reform one of the most centrally planned economies in the Arab world began after the 1986 collapse of world oil prices plunged the country into a severe recession. | | | Economy—overview: The hydrocarbons sector is the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 57% of government revenues, 25% of GDP, and almost all export earnings. |
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| | Algeria Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online |
| | Algeria - Population from Map No. 78692 1971 (82K) | | | Algeria - Economic Activity from Map No. 78692 1971 (154K) | | | The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated. |
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| | Derechos: Human Rights in Algeria |
| | Thousands of men, women and children have been killed, many massacred in their own homes, both by security forces and the government-backed militias or by extremist Islamic groups. | | | Actions from the World Organization Against Torture on Algeria | | | The Rising Threat of Revolutionary Islam in Algeria |
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| | Algerian Newspapers and News Sites |
| | This bi-lingual website is run by Algerian and European journalists. | | | Regular news reports on Algeria from African sources. | | | Info on conflict in Algeria: the history, the players, and the places. |
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| | Algeria Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | Check out what other travellers are saying about Algeria. | | | Once on a par with neighbouring Morocco as a travel hot-spot, Algeria's ongoing civil war has scared off all but the most foolhardy of visitors. | | | Despite positive signs that Algeria's security situation is stabilising, travel in the country still poses significant risks. |
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Algeria |
| | International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Algeria (U.S. Dept. of State) | | | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Algeria (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) | | | Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Algeria (U.S. Dept. of State) |
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| | Technorati Tag: Algeria |
| | On March 28, we brought you the story of the Islamic crackdown on Christianity in Algeria. | | | ALGERIAN MONEY PUTTING FOOD ON PALESTINIAN PLATES Algeria handed over $35 million to the Palestinian Authority. | | | This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged Algeria. |
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| | Adventures of Algeria |
| | Algeria has had its appeal in low tourist numbers, and a cultivated and hospitable people. | | | Today however, normal travelling in Algeria is very difficult and heavily resticted due to the ongoing conflict of the country. | | | Algeria has the longest distances of North Africa, the dramatic and green coast of the north, mountains with people of strong cultural identity, endless desert, breathtaking oases, and vulcanic mountains. |
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| | UT - MENIC: Countries and Regions: Algeria |
| | MENIC does not maintain these sites and is not responsible for their content. | | | Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin. | | | States and Women's Rights: the Making of Post-Colonial Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco by Mounira M. Charrad - eBook from University of California Press |
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| | The Permanent Mission of Algeria to the U.N. |
| | Welcome to the website of the Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations. | | | The website will provide you with a full range of information about the activities of the Mission and the positions of Algeria concerning the numerous issues discussed within the United Nation’s headquarters in New York. | | | An outline on Algeria’s history and its rich and diverse culture is also available. |
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| | Ethnologue report for Algeria |
| | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | Estimates by some sources are up to 6,000,000 in Algeria (1998). | | | [See also SIL publications on the languages of Algeria.] |
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| | Atlas: Algeria |
| | Algeria Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population … | | | Uncivil War: Intellectuals and Identity Politics During the Decolonization of Algeria, Second Edition by James D. Le Sueur | | | A Savage War of Peace : Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics) by Alistair Horne |
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| | Algeria |
| | World Energy "Areas to Watch" Fact Sheet [html] - This country is a) important from an energy perspective; and/or b) experiencing significant economic, political, or other problems which currently (or likely in the short-term) could affect its energy sectors. | | | Recent OECD Gross Oil Imports from Algeria (from the International Petroleum Monthly [html]) | | | Annual Energy and Energy-Related Data: Data for Algeria for the years 1980-2003, reported by fuel (energy) category, are available to be downloaded in Excel (xls) spreadsheet format. |
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| | Algeria 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ... |
| | Algeria 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |
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| | African Studies Center Algeria Page |
| | The projects has been developed in cooperation with the information company Gazette, and wit h financial support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | | | These resources are provided by the International Crisis Group (ICG) is a private, multinational organization committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to understand and respond to crises. | | | The Country Analysis Briefs (CABs) provide an overview of the energy situation for Algeria which has current interest to energy analysts and policy makers. |
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| | Country briefing: Algeria |
| | The Islamist Challenge in Algeria: A Political History | | | The Call from Algeria: Third Worldism, Revolution, and the Turn to Islam | | | Modern Algeria: The Origins and Development of a Nation |
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| | A Travel Guide to Algeria - Africa |
| | The northern parallel mountain ranges of the Saharan Tell or Maritime Atlas, comprising coastal massifs and inland ranges, and the Saharan Atlas divide Algeria into three longitudinal zones running generally eastwest: the Mediterranean zone; the high plateaus; and the Sahara which covers some 85% of the entire area. | | | Algeria is the second-largest country in Africa (Sudan being the largest) and is situated in northwestern Africa, with the northern coastline running along the Mediterranean Sea. | | | Further south, the land becomes increasingly arid, merging into the completely dry Sahara desert. |
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