Algeria
Algerien
Algeria is in Africa. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Tunisia
- Capital
- Algiers
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Nordafrika
- Area
- 2,381,741 km²
- Population
- 47,435,312
- Language
- Arabic
Did you know?
- Geography
Since Sudan’s split in 2011, Algeria has been Africa’s largest country by area.
- Geography
About 80 percent of the territory lies in the Sahara; almost the entire population lives along the narrow coastal strip.
- History
The rock art of Tassili n’Ajjer shows giraffes, cattle and swimming humans — evidence that the Sahara was once green.
- Nature
The fennec, the world’s smallest fox with oversized ears, is Algeria’s national animal.