Algeria is a member of the United Nations (UN), of the African Union (AU) and the League of Arab States almost since independence in 1962. It joined the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1969. In February 1989, Algeria took part, along with the other Maghreb states, in the creation of the organization of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU).
The Algerian Constitution defines “Islam, Arabity and Amazighness” as “fundamental components” of the identity of the Algerian people and the country as “land of Islam, an integral part of the Greater Maghreb, Mediterranean and African”.
