India-Algeria Relations
Algeria is the tenth largest country in the world. Largest in the Arab world and Africa. Algeria is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Algiers is the most populous city.
Strategic Aspect
- Algiers is located in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean coast.
- Bordered to the northeast by Tunisia.
- To the east by Libya.
- To the west by Morocco.
- To the southwest by the Western Saharan territory, Mauritania and Mali.
- To the southeast by Niger and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
- Semi-presidential republic consisting of 48 provinces and 1,541 communes (countries) .
- Highest human development index of all non-island African countries.
- Based largely on energy exports.
- 16th largest oil reserves in the world (second largest in Africa, ninth largest reserves of natural gas) .
- One of the largest militaries in Africa with the largest defence budget.
Membership⟋Partner
- The African Union
- The Arab League
- OPEC
- The United Nations
- The Arab Maghreb Union
Existing Ties Between India and Algeria
- Growing bilateral ties.
- Both nations are part of the Non-Aligned Movement.
- Member of the African Union.
- Algeria supports India՚s candidacy for a permanent seat in a reformed Security Council.
- Collaboration in the oil sector.
- Maruti-Indian Car Company has the third largest export market and exporting nearly 17,247 cars in the year 2011 - 12.
- Algeria received US $ 1 million as humanitarian aid for the victims of the earthquake which struck Algeria in May 2003.
- Medicines and construction steel for the houses for the victims was handed over in October 2006.
- Algerian Satellite Alsat 2A was launched by the ISRO into orbit in July 2010.
✍Examrace Team at Aug 22, 2021