Algeria

Capital City: Algiers

People: Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%

Religion: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%

Language: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Currency: Algerian Dinar

Electrical Voltage: 220 volts

How to get there:
By plane: Regular direct flights from, Spain: Barcelona, Madrid & Alicante, France: All major cities, Italy: Rome & Milan ,UK: London Heathrow,Gatwick. Germany: Frankfurt,Berlin. Switzerland: Geneva, Basel. Belgium: Brussels. Canada: Montreal. Turkey: Istanbul. Russia: Moscow. United Arab Emirates: Dubai, Sharajh and Ajman. Morocco: Casablanca. Tunisia: Tunis. Lebanon: Beirut. Qatar: Doha. Egypt: Cairo.

By train: You can reach Algeria by train from Tunisia, but you will have to change the train at the border post. Trains are reasonable, but less comfortable than in Europe. The border between Algeria and Morocco is closed, so there are neither buses nor trains from Morocco.

By car: The only realistic way to reach Algeria by car is across the Tunisian border

By boat: From/to Spain: Alicante to Algiers and Oran, Almeria to Gazhaouet
Barcelona to Algiers and Oran
From/to France: Marseille to almost every Algerian harbour (Annaba,Skikda,Bejaia,Jijel,Algiers,Oran)
From/to Italy: Napolis to Tunis & take a road for 1 hour
Roma (Civitavecchia) to Tunis & take a road for 1 hour

Weather: arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer

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Getting Around: Taxis, Buses

Tourism Website: http://www.algeriantourism.com/index.php (French)

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