Importance Of Cross Cultural Communication

Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication
Algeria
Syed Shamsudin

Introduction
Cross-cultural communication is essential for companies that have different working force and taking part in global business. It is important for employees to understand the cross-culture and factors of how people from different cultures speak, communicate, and recognize their milieu. In this written draft we will talk about ‘’ALGERIA’’, this country has a long history linking it with its European neighbours across the sea ,the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs and the French have all left their mark on Algeria giving it a rich cultural heritage
Geographical location and population statistics
Algeria is located in the north of Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea

Algeria is currently the world's second biggest exporter of gas and it possesses the world's fifth largest natural gas reserves. The hydrocarbons sector makes up approximately 52% of budget revenues, 95% of the country's export earnings and 25% of the GDP (gross domestic product). Despite efforts to diversify the Algerian economy, the government has not been able to do much about unemployment or raise the population's living standards.
Although agriculture does not play as large a role in Algeria's economy as it did in the past, it is still an important sector for the country. Around a quarter of Algeria's population is involved in this sector. Over 30,000kms of Algeria's land is used in cereal grain farming, which takes place chiefly in the Tell region. The main crops are wheat, oats and barley whilst many citrus fruits are also exported. Fishing forms a small percentage of the economy. Fresh fish such as bonito, sprat and smelt are sent to France whilst preserved fish are exported to Italy and

The government exercises executive power. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the People's National Assembly and the Council of the Nation. A legacy of Algeria's bloody War of Independence from France (where an estimated 1.5 million Algerians were killed) is a powerful military and security apparatus that put a high value on secrecy.[1] Since 1988, parties other than the ruling FLN have been allowed and multiparty elections have been held, but freedom of political speech, protest and assembly is circumscribed,[Note 1] and the 2014 presidential election was boycotted by major opposition parties. Algeria has been called a "controlled democracy", or a state where the military and "a select group" of unelected civilians—reportedly known to Algerians as “le pouvoir” (“the power”) -- make major decisions, such as who should be