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Algeria
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Algeria is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital city is Algiers. About 42.2 million people live there, in an area of 2 381 741 square kilometres.
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Where is Algeria?
Algeria lies in Northern Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 3 117 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 998 km long.
It shares a border with 7 countries: Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and Morocco.
How big is Algeria?
Algeria covers 2 381 741 square kilometres.
That is about 6.7 times the size of Germany.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 10th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 17.7 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Algeria?
About 42.2 million people live in Algeria.
That is the 34th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic.
They pay with the Algerian dinar (د.ج).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 70 years.
The land of Algeria
The land in Algeria sits on average 800 metres above sea level.
Its coast runs for about 998 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 50 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Algeria different?
A dish the country is known for: Couscous.
Websites from here often end in .dz.
Algeria and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 6 live in Algeria.
It takes up about 1.8 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Africa it is the 1st largest of 54 countries, and the 9th most populated.
That is emptier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Algeria and its neighbours
Algeria is about 1.4 times the size of Libya, its largest neighbour.
More people live in Algeria than in Libya — 42.2 million against 6.7 million.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Algeria?
The capital of Algeria is Algiers. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Algeria?
About 42.2 million people live in Algeria, which makes it the 34th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Algeria?
Algeria borders Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali and Morocco — 7 neighbours in total.
How big is Algeria?
Algeria covers 2 381 741 square kilometres, making it the 10th largest country in the world. That is about 6.7 times the size of Germany.
Which continent is Algeria in?
Algeria is in Africa, in the part called Northern Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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