Gateway between African and European continents
By Te Kan | China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-19 07:49
Algeria, a gateway between the African and European continents, is the largest country on the Mediterranean Sea, the second-largest in Africa and the 10th largest country in the world in land area.
It is a member of the Arab League, United Nations, the African Union and OPEC. Algeria is divided into 48 wilayas (provinces), 553 dairas (districts) and 1,541 baladiyahs (municipalities).
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