Algeria, located in northern Africa, is bordered with the Mediterranean Sea. About 70 % of its people live in the northern part of the country. Phoenician and Roman relics are still remained in some Mediterranean coastal areas. Among them, Tipasa and Djemila are designated by UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage sites. The Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, is located in the southern part of Algeria. Natural gas and oil extracted from the Sahara Desert is the most major export item of Algeria. Most Algerians are Islamic believers, observing Islamic decree. The nation’s traditional food includes soup and Mechouia, a cooked whole sheep. Yves Saint Laurent, the world famous fashion designer, was born in Algeria. Algeria is a native country for other famous people like Albert Camus-an existentialist and Novel prize winner and Mohammed Dib- Algeria’s representative writer with many literary work about Algerian independent movement.