This series, which is principally designed for the English speaker, will eventually cover every country in the world, each in a separate volume comprising annotated bibliographic entries on works dealing with history, geography, economy and politics, culture and social organisation.

The country and its people --Tourism and travel -- Geography and geology -- Flora and fauna -- Prehistory and archaeology -- History -- General -- Classical period -- Mediaeval period -- Ottoman period -- Colonial period -- War of Independence -- Population -- Minorities -- Language -- Social conditions -- Social services, health and welfare -- Politics -- Constitution and legal system -- Administration and local government -- Foreign relations -- Maghreb unity -- Relations with the European economic community -- Economic development -- Trade -- Oil and gas -- Industry -- Agriculture and agrarian reform -- Transport and communications -- Emigration -- Labour relations and trade unionism -- Statistics -- Urbanization and rural settlement -- Nomadism -- Education -- Science and technology -- Literature -- Cultural policy and the arts -- Libraries and archives -- Mass media -- Bibliographies -- Index of authors, titles, and subjects -- Map of Algeria.