Algeria has been inhabited by Berbers since at least 10,000 BC, after 1000 BC, the Carthaginians began establishing settlements along the coast. The Berbers seized the opportunity offered by the Punic Wars to become independent of Carthage, and Berber kingdoms began to emerge, most notably Numidia. In 200 BC, however, they were once again taken over, this time by the Roman Republic. When the Western Roman Empire collapsed, Berbers became independent again in many areas, while the Vandals took control over other parts, where they remained until expelled by the generals of the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian I. The Byzantine Empire then retained a precarious grip on the east of the country until the coming of the Arabs in the eighth century. http://www.wikipedia .org and http://www.metacafe. com
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Algeria - Arab and Berber country in North Africa. It has a Mediterranean Sea coastline in the north. It is surrounded by Morocco to the northwest, Tunisia to the northeast, Libya to the east, Niger t... More
Capital:Algiers Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD) Government: Semi-Presidental Republic Population: 32,930,091 (July 2006 est.) Religion: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Catholic 0.5%, Protestant and Jewish 0.5% Time zone: CET
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