Logistics:
- As Algeria is a bridge between Africa and Europe -even though it is an underdeveloped one-, its logistics potential is very significant. In 2013, there were 157 airports in Algeria and 64 of them have paved runways. Kazakhstan is also an important oil and gas producer and has in the country condensate 2,600 km; gas 16,415 km; liquid petroleum gas 3,447 km; oil 7,036 km.[1]
- The transport by railways is not really important in Algeria (3,973 kilometers) while the network of roads is composed of 113,655 kilometers of roadways.[1]
- Historically Algeria is known for its interface with the Mediterranean, there are nine major seaports: Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda
Major Roads and Airport in Algeria
source: Nations Online
Communications:
[1] CIA World Factbook
[2]Theodora
[3] http://journauxalgerien.com/algeriannewspapers.html
[4]Algeria country profile - Overview". BBC News. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- Telecoms: privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the license will allow Orascom to develop high-speed data and other specialized services and contribute to meeting the large unfulfilled demand for basic residential telephony; Internet broadband services began in 2003 [2].
domestic: a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons [1]has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2011, mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite earth stations - 51 (Intelsat, Intersputnik, and Arabsat) (2011). - Algeria has more than 45 independent French language and Arabic language publications as well as 4 government-owned newspapers (two published in French and two in Arabic), but the government controls all printing presses and advertising.[3]The Algerian newspapers with the largest circulations are Echourouk (1,800,000), Ennahar (1,600,000), El Khabar(1,000,000) and Quotidien d'Oran (700,000); all four are employee-owned. The government also owns all radio and television outlets, which provide pro-government programming.[4]
[1] CIA World Factbook
[2]Theodora
[3] http://journauxalgerien.com/algeriannewspapers.html
[4]Algeria country profile - Overview". BBC News. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.