Country

Algeria

Also Known As People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Northern Africa

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is the largest country in Africa, spanning over 2,381,741 square kilometres. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the southeast by Niger, to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania and Western Sahara, to the west by Morocco, and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Algerian independence from France was declared on 5 July 1962, following the Algerian War of Independence. Its capital is Algiers.

Facts

Capital

Algiers 2

Population

47,400,000 2

2025 estimate, a rounded figure; no more precise figure given.

Population Estimate Year

2025 2

Area (sq km)

2,381,741 2

Independence or Founding Year

1962 2

Algerian independence from France was declared on 5 July 1962, following the Algerian War of Independence (1 November 1954 to 19 March 1962).

Landlocked

No 3

Income Group

Upper-Middle 4

Government Type

Republic 3

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Algeria

FAQs

How large is Algeria compared with other countries?

Algeria is the largest country in Africa and the 10th largest in the world.

Algeria is a vast country. It is the largest in Africa and the 10th largest in the world.

Connections

Associated With

Algiers

Source Algiers (Wikipedia)

Algiers Province

Algiers Province is a province of Algeria.

Source Algiers Province (Wikipedia)

Constantine

Source Constantine (Wikipedia)

Constantine Province

Constantine Province is a province of Algeria.

Source Constantine Province (Wikipedia)

North Africa

Oran

Source Oran (Wikipedia)

Oran Province

Oran Province is a province of Algeria.

Source Oran Province (Wikipedia)

The Maghreb

Source Maghreb (Wikipedia)

The Sahara

Source Sahara (Wikipedia)

Western Sahara

Algeria borders Western Sahara to the east-northeast.

Source Western Sahara / Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Mali

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mali

Western Sahara

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Western Sahara

Borders

Libya

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria

Mauritania

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria

Morocco

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria

Niger

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria

Tunisia

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Algeria

Has Capital

Algiers

Algiers is the capital of Algeria.

Source Algiers (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Same As

Algeria

Also in Political Atlas: the same subject.

Nationals Include

Miriam Makeba

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Rabah Driassa

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Boualem Bouguetaia

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Chafika Bensaoula

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fatsah Ouguergouz

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fatsah Ouguergouz

Ibn Marzuq al-Khatib

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ibn Marzuq al-Khatib (Wikipedia)Lead sectiontier 2

Quote, Lead section

was a prominent 14th-century faqīh from Tlemcen (modern Algeria)

Leïla Aslaoui

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Leïla Aslaoui

Leila Zerrougui

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Leila Zerrougui

Mohammed Bedjaoui

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Mohammed Bedjaoui

Malika Gaïd

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Malika Gaïd (Wikipedia)Lead sentence

Quote, Lead sentence

was an Algerian nurse who joined the National Liberation Army (ALN)

Ziza Massika

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ziza Massika (Wikipedia)Lead section [in-group]

Quote, Lead section [in-group]

an Algerian nurse who died during the Algerian War.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; Arabic: عَبد الْعَزِيْز بُوتَفْلِيْقَة, romanized: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa [ʕabd elʕaziːz buːtefliːqa]; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 until his resignation in 2019, following mass protests.

Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: AlgeriaGovernment, Executive branch, chief of state

Quote, Government, Executive branch, chief of state

President Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (since 12 December 2019)

Sifi Ghrieb

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sifi Ghrieb (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2

Quote, Lead

Sifi Ghrieb (Arabic: سيفي غريب, romanized: Sayfī Gharīb; born 1971) is an Algerian politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Algeria since September 2025.

Abdelatif Alouach

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdelatif Alouach (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Algerian freediving champion and records holder

Abdelaziz Ben Tifour

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (Wikipedia)Life and career, Algerian football

Quote, Life and career, Algerian football

He was a pioneer of Algerian football

Amar Benikhlef

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Amar Benikhlef (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Algerian judoka who competed in the middleweight division

Anissa Meksen

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Anissa Meksen (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

is a French-Algerian professional kickboxer

Féthi Harek

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Féthi Harek (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

at international level he was capped once for the Algeria national team

Imane Khelif

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Imane Khelif (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Algerian professional boxer

Lakhdar Belloumi

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lakhdar Belloumi (Olympedia)Olympedia athlete page, NOC

Quote, Olympedia athlete page, NOC

NOC Algeria

Mehdi Mostefa

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mehdi Mostefa (Wikipedia)Lead, international level

Quote, Lead, international level

he played for Algeria national team at international level

Soraya Haddad

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Soraya Haddad (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Algerian judoka

Taoufik Makhloufi

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Taoufik Makhloufi (source article)Lead section [nationality]

Quote, Lead section [nationality]

is an Algerian athlete

Yassine Benzia

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Yassine Benzia (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]

Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality]

He currently represents the Algeria national team.

Origin Of

Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Battle of Algiers

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Algerian Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Algerian Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 2

Bastilla

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Bastilla (Wikipedia)tier 3

Chorba Frik

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Chorba Frik (Wikipedia)tier 3

Couscous

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Couscous (Wikidata)

Harira

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Harira (Wikipedia)tier 3

Kesra (bread)

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Mahdjouba

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Parsley

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Parsley

Taguella

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Tajine Lham-Lahlou

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Tajine Lham-Lahlou (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

is an Algerian sweet dish made with meat and mainly prunes

Usban

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Usban (Wikipedia)

Augustine of Hippo

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Malek Bennabi

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Malek Bennabi (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Malek Bennabi (1 January 1905 – 31 October 1973) (Arabic: مالك بن نبي, romanized: Malik ibn Nabī) was an Algerian writer and philosopher, of Islamic, Salafist and Wahhabi inspiration who wrote about human society, particularly Muslim society with a focus on the reasons behind the fall of Muslim civilization and the keys for Renaissance.

Malek Chebel

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Malek Chebel (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Malek Chebel (1953 – 12 November 2016) was a notable Algerian philosopher and anthropologist of religions .

Mohamed Hamouda Bensai

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Mohamed Hamouda BensaiLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Mohamed Hamouda Hamouda Bensaï (1902 in Batna – 1998 in Algiers) was an Algerian philosopher and essayist.

Mohamed Lakhdar Maougal

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Mohamed Lakhdar MaougalLead sentence 1tier 2

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Mohamed Lakhdar Maougal is an Algerian philosopher.

Mohand Tazerout

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Sidi Mohamed Barkat

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Sidi Mohamed Barkat (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Sidi Mohamed Barkat (born 1948) is an Algerian philosopher employed in Paris.

Tuareg

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Tuareg peopleLead

Quote, Lead

They are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who principally inhabit the Sahara in an area stretching from southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and as far as northern Nigeria, with smaller communities in Chad and Sudan known as the Kinnin.

Flyssa

Also in War and Military Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: FlyssaInfobox: origintier 4

Quote, Infobox: origin

Algeria

Site Of

Timgad

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Timgad - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Timgad or Thamugadi (colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi in latin, Arabic: تيمقاد, romanized: Tīmqād,) , nicknamed the «Pompeii of north africa» was a Roman city in the Aurès Mountains of Algeria.

Villa Abd-el-Tif

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Villa Abd-el-Tif (Wikipedia)

Villa Susini

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Villa Susini (Wikipedia)

Sonatrach

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Sonatrach (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

Sonatrach (French pronunciation: [so.na.tʁak]; Arabic: سوناطراك) is the national state-owned oil company of Algeria.

AFRIPOL

Also in Crime and Justice Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source African Union Peace and Security Department: Consultative meeting in Algiers on the start-up of AFRIPOLPress release

Quote, Press release

Algeria participated as host of the AFRIPOL Secretariat.

Ahmad al-Tijani

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bank of Algeria

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

University of Algiers

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source University of Algiers (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2

Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article

The University of Algiers 1 (Arabic: جامعة الجزائر, romanized: Jāmiʻat al-Jazāʼir), commonly called Benyoucef Benkhedda, is a public research university based in Algiers, Algeria.

Algerian Space Agency

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.