Algeria
Edward Seo and Srujan Mupparapu
Quick Information about Algeria
Head of Government- President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Currency- Algerian Dinars
Population- 38,813,722 People
Location- Borders along the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco, Libya, and Tunisia
Official Language- Arabic
Official Religion- Islam (Muslim)
Acrostic
Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, & Mauritania are countries that surround Algeria (Geographic).
GDP per capita is $7,500, low in comparison to other countries (Economic).
Exports that Algeria ship are petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, & food processing (Economic).
Republic is the government type of Algeria (Political).
Islam is the main religion of Algeria (Social).
Algiers is the capital of Algeria (Political).
Political- Flag of Algeria
This is the Official Flag of Algeria. The star and the crescent in the middle of the flag represents Islam, the main religion of Algeria. White represents peace, green represents prosperity, and red symbolizes martyr blood.
Economic- Petroleum
Geographic- Map of Algeria
This is a physical map of Algeria. Algeria borders the Mediterranean Sea to the North, and is surrounded by Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mali, and Mauritania.
Social- Arab-Berber
Citation
Websites
- "Algeria." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2015. http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=9&cn=Algeria
- "Algeria." The World Factbook 2013-14. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2013. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.html
Images
- "Flag of Algeria." Image. CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2015. Web. 21 Jan 2015. http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_popupflag.php?scountryname=Algeria&Name=Algeria
- Lyons, Bill. Aerial view of oil rig in Sahara desert Algeria. Digital image. Flickr. Flickr, 16 Dec. 2006. Web. 22 Jan. 2015. https://www.flickr.com/photos/73361374@N00/5268707970/in/photolist-92zvjA-dMJ6LL-bzvByo-6KZjxy-6KVc5V-6KZjAf-6KZjVu-6KVc7n-6KZjFd-6KZjGW-6KZjNC-6KZjLC-6KZjRC-ovTe2v-oeEJyq-9p3mCA-9LyAQC-nhHuWE-6KZjQs-9qJ1BR-7dAECy-oefx3Z-aDvDDa-dMRNcz-dk9cXV/
- Map of Algeria. Illustration. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 Jan 2015. http://quest.eb.com/#/search/309_735699/1/309_735699/cite
- Half-length portrait of a young Arab-Berber girl in ethnic attire. She is wearing large earrings. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 Jan 2015. http://quest.eb.com/#/search/153_2932034/1/153_2932034/cite