Algeria

February 13, 2000

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Current Economic State   Amidst the bloodshed that has plagued this North-African nation since the early 1990s, Algeria, with IMF and World Bank support, has taken impressive steps in implementing a s

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GENERAL DATA    Population 31 million (1999) GDP ($bn) 47.1 Religions 99% Sunni Muslim Government Republic Languages Arabic (official), French, Berber Work Week Saturday - Wednesday Banks an

January 31, 2000

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Excitement emanated from all of the Algerian professional staff following their 3-1 win over Gabon in the Africa Nations Cup.   The beaming head coac

January 27, 2000

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Algeria is scheduled to host its first Arab exhibition in March since the civil war erupted eight years ago.  The 1st Gulf 2000 exhibition, which is b

January 19, 2000

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The kitchen at the Algerian Parliament spends AD 16,000 a day to cook 2,000 meals, which is more than enough food to feed the government members a lar

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A special television series that dealt with corruption in Algeria using religious symbolism aired during the holy month of Ramadan.  Al Yaum daily rep

January 13, 2000

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Dr. and engineer Ahmed Abd-al-Qader, a professor at King Saud University, has expounded a different view regarding the end of the 2nd millenium and be

December 22, 1999

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Algeria will host the International Cinema Festival, "Cassette in the Sea". The event is scheduled to last from January 25 to March 31.

January 1, 1970

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Despite Algeria's enormous energy resources, foreign investors remain turned off by unrelenting acts of domestic violence. Thousands of people have been killed since violence first shook Algeria in 19