Country Profile. Algeria is officially known as the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. In Arabic, the official name is Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Jazāʾiriyyah al-Dīmuqrāṭiyyah al-Shaʿbiyyah and République algérienne démocratique et populaire in French.The country’s name is derived from Algeria’s capital and largest city, Algers and from its historical name Jazāʾir Banī Mazghanna. More @Wikipedia
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