algeria

Algeria is the largest country in Africa and the 10th largest in the world. A former French colony, it is now a prosperous Republic with a per-capita income exceeding $5000. It has a composite culture-Arabic,French and African. Its official language is Arabic. Since it is in the Sahara region,its climate varies from extreme summers to tropical. Its economy is largely dependent on the price of oil which it has in abundance.
Women play an important role in Algeria and a large part of its work-force comprises of women. Almost 70% of the lawyers are women.
The varied vegetation of Algeria includes coastal, mountainous and grassy desert-like regions which all support a wide range of wildlife. Many of the creatures comprising the Algerian wildlife live in close proximity to civilization. The most commonly seen animals include the wild boars, jackals, and gazelles, although it is not uncommon to spot fennecs(foxes), and jerboas. Algeria also has a few, leopard and cheetah populations, but these are seldom seen.

A variety of bird species makes the country an attraction for bird watchers. The forests are inhabited by boars and jackals. Barbary macaques are the sole native monkey. Snakes,monitor lizards, and numerous other reptiles can be found living among an array of rodents throughout the semi aridregions of Algeria. Many animals are now extinct, among which the Barbary lions and bears.

In the north, some of the native flora includes Macchia scrub, olive trees, oaks, cedars and other conifers. The mountain regions contain large forests of evergreens (Aleppo pine, juniper, and evergreen oak) and some deciduous trees. Fig,eucalyptus, agave, and various palm trees grow in the warmer areas. The grape vine is indigenous to the coast. In the Sahara region, some oases have palm trees. Acacias with wild olives are the predominant flora in the remainder of theSahara.

Camels are used extensively; the desert also abounds with poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes, scorpions, and numerous insects.