Algeria Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
country in North Africa
About Algeria
Algeria is officially known as thePeople's Democratic Republic of Algeria. Although the term "People's Republic" is commonly associated with communist states, Algeria is not a communist country. The term was adopted primarily because Algeria gained its independence through a revolutionary struggle againstFrance. Algeria is a multi-party republic with a strong executive branch led by a president. The president is both the head of state and the commander in chief of the army, and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of Parliament, the Council of the Nation and the People's National Assembly. Algeria covers an area of2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595sqmi), making it the world's tenth-largest country and the largest country inAfric
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