Algeria
country in North Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Algeria, officially known as the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world,  spanning an area of 2,381,741 square kilometers (919,595 sq mi). The country is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Tunisia and Libya to the northeast, Niger to the southeast, Mali and Mauritania to the southwest, Western Sahara to the west, and Morocco to the northwest.
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People's Democratic Republic of Algeria | |
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Motto: بالشّعب وللشّعب ("By the people and for the people")[1][2] | |
Anthem: Kassaman (English: "We Pledge") | |
Capital and largest city | Algiers 36°42′N 3°13′E |
Official languages | Arabic • Berber |
Other languages | Algerian Arabic (Darja) (lingua franca) French (administration, business and education)[3] , Kabyle |
Ethnic groups |
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Religion | |
Demonym(s) | Algerian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic |
Abdelmadjid Tebboune | |
Nadir Larbaoui | |
• Council President | Salah Goudjil |
• Assembly President | Ibrahim Boughali |
Legislature | Parliament |
Council of the Nation | |
People's National Assembly | |
Formation | |
960 | |
1014 | |
• Zayyanid dynasty | 1235 |
• Al Jazâ'ir | 1515 |
5 July 1830 | |
• Independence from France | 5 July 1962 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi) (10th) |
• Water (%) | 1.1 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 44,700,000[5] (32nd) |
• Density | 17.7/km2 (45.8/sq mi) (168) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $684.649 billion[6] (35th) |
• Per capita | $15,765[6] (82nd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $183.687 billion[6] (53rd) |
• Per capita | $4,229[6] (109th) |
Gini (2011) | 27.6[7][8] low |
HDI (2019) | 0.748[9] high · 91st |
Currency | Dinar (DZD) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +213 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ |
Internet TLD | .dz الجزائر. |
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