Eat & sleep – Algeria
Accommodations and access to restaurants are often very good, and at reasonably prices, as well as offering quality adjusted to most wallets. But if you head out into the desert or up in the mountains, prepare for a drastic fall in choice. The cleanliness is good, even in the most basic places. One room, one night starts at US$5 per person, but you get a lot of comfort for US$25. You can get acceptable food for as little as US$3 a day, but three times this amount will give you a feeling of splurging.
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Algeria - Health and Welfare
There are no major dangers to your health during a stay in Algeria. Put travelers should note that bottled water is sometimes difficult to find, especially if you set out into Sahara. Diarrhea will be unavoidable for most travelers staying in Algeria for some time, or who travel around the country.
Health and Education is Algeria
Schooling is compulsory, and lasts 9 years, and is attended by almost all Algerian children (primary: 97% of boys, 91% of girls). The educational system of Algeria has mostly been of good quality, and has been going through a process of Arabization starting at the independence in 1962. Algeria has 10 universities and 7 university centres and a number of technical colleges with about 352,000 students (1995/6).
Algeria long enjoyed a well run health care system, which has been free of charge for its users. This system, one of the most impressing in the third world, faced
ALGERIA - CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY
Algeria has been in trouble for 10 years, involving civil unrest, terrorism against the population from both the government and from militant Islamists. This has strongly effected the economy, and today living conditions are far from as good as in the beginning of the 1990's.
Algeria's north is fairly fertile with agriculture land in between forested mountains. There are two mountain ranges dominating this region, Atlas and Kabylia.
The desert starts quickly after leaving the coastal area, at first only as stone desert, but soon with large areas with sand desert. Desert dominates large parts of Algeria's vast
Algeria - Information in brief
Algeria has had its appeal in low tourist numbers, and a cultivated and hospitable people. Today however, normal traveling in Algeria is very difficult and heavily restricted due to the ongoing conflict of the country. Algeria has been a country of better living conditions than what has been prevalent in North Africa, but with heavy corruption and unsuccessful politics, living conditions worsened in the 1980s, leading up to today's situation of civil strife and terrorism. Presently, the government side seems to have the upper hand.
Algeria is a Sunni Muslim country, and has three languages, Arabic,
Shopping in Algeria
Look around carefully, try to get a hold on what are good prices. In most cases, you will be able to find the same products even in the next town, so never feel pressed to buy in one specific place. Depending on how much you get for your money when changing into Algerian dinars, there are quite a lot of nice things to buy in Algeria. There are a good lot of carpets to find around, patterns that vary from one region to another, and which are distinct for Algeria. Jewellery and wood items are other fine things
