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Algeria achieved independence on July 5, 1962, with Algiers as its capital. Since then, despite losing its entire pied-noir population, the city has expanded massively. It now has about five million inhabitants, or 10 percent of Algeria's population—and its suburbs now cover most of the surrounding Mitidja plain.
Algeria, [e] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, [f] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. ... The capital and largest city is Algiers, ...
A planned capital, Islamabad, was then designated, and in 1958, as an interim measure, the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi, near to the future capital. Islamabad became capital in 1967 when its construction was completed. Jakarta (de facto) Indonesia: The capital will soon be moved to Nusantara on Borneo. See also: Capital of Indonesia.
This is a list of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and towns and villages with more than 20,000 inhabitants. For a list of all the 1,541 municipalities of Algeria, see List of municipalities of Algeria, and for the postal code of an Algerian city, see list of postal codes of Algerian cities.
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Geography of Algeria. Algeria is: a country; Population of Algeria: 45,400,000 people [1] (2022 estimate) - 33rd most populous country; Area of Algeria: 2,381,741 km 2 (919,595 sq mi) - 10th largest country. List of Algerian provinces by area; Atlas of Algeria
The restrictive political economy in Algeria and continued adherence to the ISI model has limited foreign direct investment in the country: Algeria has one of the lowest levels of FDI in Africa. However, local businesses have benefited from the state undertaking public works projects in the construction of roads, ports, dams and housing.