Algeria | |
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| Land Area | 2381741km² |
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| Population | 40263711 |
| Population density | 16.9 / km² |
Algeria ( (listen) al-JEER-ee-ə, Arabic: الجزائر al-Jazā'ir), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean shore. With an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), Algeria is the tenth-largest country on earth, and the largest by area from the African Union and the Arab world. With an estimated population of over 44 million, it is the eighth-most populous country in Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the southeast by Niger, to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and the Western Saharan territory, to the west by Morocco, and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a semi-arid geography, with the majority of the populace living in the fertile north and the Sahara dominating the geography of the south. This arid geography makes the country very vulnerable to climate change.Pre-1962 Algeria has known many empires and dynasties, including early Numidians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Umayyads, Abbasids, Idrisid, Aghlabid, Rustamid, Fatimids, Zirid, Hammadids, Almoravids, Almohads, Zayyanids, Spaniards, Ottomans and finally, the French colonial empire. The majority of the populace is Arab-Berber, practicing Islam and using the official languages of Arabic and Berber. However, French functions as an administrative and education language in certain contexts, and Algerian Arabic is the primary spoken language. Algeria has a semi-presidential republic, with local constituencies comprising 58 provinces and 1,541 communes. Algeria is a regional and middle power. It has the highest human development index of all non-island African countries and one of the biggest economies on the continent, based mostly on energy exports. Algeria has the 16th largest oil reserves in the world and the second biggest in Africa, while it has the ninth largest reserves of natural gas. Sonatrach, the national oil company, is the largest company in Africa, supplying large amounts of natural gas to Europe. Algeria has one of the largest militaries in Africa and the largest defence budget. It is a member of the African Union, the Arab League, OPEC, the United Nations, and the Arab Maghreb Union, of which it is a founding member.
Source: WikipediaDominica | |
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| Land Area | 751km² |
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| Population | 70739 |
| Population density | 94.2 / km² |
<p>Dominica ( DOM-ih-NEE-kə or də-MIH-nih-kə; French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai'tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. </p>Roseau, the capital, is located on the western side of the island. It's centrally located in the Lesser Antilles archipelago as part of the Leeward Islands chain in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located to the south-southeast to Martinique and the northwest near Guadeloupe. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 feet ) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.The island was settled by the Arawak coming from South America in the 5th century. Kalinagos or the Island Caribs displaced the Arawak from the 15th century. Columbus is said to have passed the island. It was later colonised by Europeans from the French from the 1690s to 1763. The French imported people to work on coffee plantations. Great Britain took possession after the Seven Years' War in 1763, and it slowly established English as its official language. The island gained independence as a republic. Its name is pronounced with emphasis on the third syllable, related to the name of Dominique. Dominica has been nicknamed the"Nature Isle of the Caribbean" because of its natural surroundings. It's the island in the Lesser Antilles, according to the world hot spring and it is still being shaped by activity, called Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and it is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are areas in some of the western regions, but heavy rain occurs inland. The sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and featured on the national flag, which is one of only two national flags containing the colour purple (the other being Nicaragua).
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