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: WikipediaGuyana | |
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| Land Area | 196849km² |
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| Population | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / km² |
Guyana ( or ), formally the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a nation on the northern mainland of South America. It is the only English speaking country in South America, even though the majority of the populace, speak Guyanese Creole as a language, and is considered part of the sphere. In addition, it is one of the founding member countries of the Caribbean Community organization (CARICOM), which is based in Guyana's capital and biggest city, Georgetown. In 2008, the country joined the Union of South American Nations as a member. Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east. Having an area of 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state on mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname. The region known as"the Guianas" includes the huge shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River known as the"land of many waters". Significant rivers in Guyana include the Berbice the Essequibo, and the Demerara. Before coming under control in the late 18th century, originally inhabited by indigenous groups, the Dutch settled Guyana. It had been dominated until the 1950s as British Guiana, with a mostly plantation-style economy. It gained independence in 1966, and formally became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. The legacy of British rule is reflected in diverse population and the country management, which includes Indian, African, Amerindian, and groups.
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