Algeria
Part of | North Africa, Muslim world ![]() |
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Inception | 202 BCE ![]() |
Name | ꠀꠟꠎꠦꠞꠤꠀ ![]() |
Official name | ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴳⴷⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⵖⵔⴼⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔⵉⵜ ![]() |
Native label | الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية ![]() |
Short name | 🇩🇿 ![]() |
Ethnic group | Arabized Berber, European people ![]() |
Participant in | Algerian War, Sand War ![]() |
Official language | Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber ![]() |
Anthem | Kassaman ![]() |
Culture | culture of Algeria ![]() |
Motto | من الشعب و الى الشعب ![]() |
Motto text | بالشّعب وللشّعب ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Algeria ![]() |
Capital | Algiers ![]() |
Located in or next to body of water | Mediterranean Sea ![]() |
Coordinate location | 28°0′0″N 1°0′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 23°30′0″N 12°0′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 37°5′40″N 7°12′14″E ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 18°58′6″N 3°21′28″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 27°18′55″N 8°40′1″W ![]() |
Highest point | Mount Tahat ![]() |
Lowest point | Chott Melrhir ![]() |
Government hin basic form | semi-presidential system ![]() |
Office held by head of state | President of Algeria ![]() |
State hin head | Benjamin Tebboun ![]() |
Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Algeria ![]() |
Government hin head | Aymen Benabderrahmane ![]() |
Executive body | Government of Algeria ![]() |
Legislative body | Parliament of Algeria ![]() |
Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Algeria ![]() |
Central bank | Bank of Algeria ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 ![]() |
Currency | Algerian dinar ![]() |
Owner of | El Mouradia Palace ![]() |
Studied by | Algerian studies ![]() |
Driving side | right ![]() |
Electrical plug type | Type E, Schuko, Europlug ![]() |
Significant event | Algerian War, Sand War, Algerian Civil War, Evian Accords ![]() |
Official website | https://www.el-mouradia.dz/ar/home ![]() |
Hashtag | Algeria ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .dz ![]() |
Main regulatory text | Constitution of Algeria ![]() |
Flag | Flag of Algeria ![]() |
Coat of arms | Emblem of Algeria ![]() |
Has characteristic | not-free country ![]() |
Official religion | Islam ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Algeria ![]() |
History of topic | history of Algeria ![]() |
Railway traffic side | left ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Algeria ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Algeria ![]() |
Madhhab | Malikism ![]() |
Mobile country code | 603 ![]() |
Country calling code | +213 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 14, 17, 112, 1548, 1055 ![]() |
GS1 country code | 613 ![]() |
Licence plate code | DZ ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 605 ![]() |
Stack Exchange tag | https://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/algeria ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇩🇿 ![]() |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Algeria ![]() |

Algeria alias People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, be sam country for North Africa. Tunisia border Algeria go de northeast; Libya go de east; Niger go de southeast; Mali go de southwest, Mauritania, den Western Sahara; Morocco go de West; den de Mediterranean Sea go de north. Dem dey consider am part of de Maghreb region for North Africa. E get semi-arid geography, plus most of de population dey live for de fertile north den de Sahara dey dominate de geography for de south. Algeria dey cover area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), dey make am de worls ein tenth largest nation by area, den de largest nation for Africa insyd, more dan 200 tyms as large as de continent ein smallest country, The Gambia.[1] Plus population of 44 million, Algeria be de tenth-most populous country for Africa insyd, den de 32nd-most populous country for de world insyd. De capital den largest city be Algiers, dey locate for de far north for de Mediterranean coast insyd.
Algeria produce wey dem link am for chaw civilizations, empires den dynasties, wey dey include Numidians, Mauretanians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Mauro-Romans, Byzantines, Umayyads, Ifranids, Abbasids, Rustamids, Idrisids, Sulaymanids, Aghlabids, Fatimids, Zirids, Hammadids, Almoravids, Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids den de Zayyanids.
De official languages of Algeria be Arabic den Berber. De majority of Algeria ein population be Arab, wey dey practice Islam.[2] De native Algerian Arabic be de main spoken language. French sanso det serve as administrative den educational language for sam contexts insyd, buh e no get official status.
Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]
Dem divide Algeria go 58 provinces (wilayas), 553 districts (daïras)[3] den 1,541 municipalities (baladiyahs). Dem name each province, district, den municipality after ein seat, wey usually ebe de largest city.
Dem change de administrative divisions chaw tyms since independence. Wen dem dey introduce fresh provinces, dem dey keep de numbers of old provinces, hence de non-alphabetical order. Plus dema official numbers, currently (since 1983) dem be:[2]
# | Wilaya | Area (km2) | Population | map | # | Wilaya | Area (km2) | Population |
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1 | Adrar | 402,197 | 439,700 | 30 | Ouargla | 211,980 | 552,539 | |
2 | Chlef | 4,975 | 1,013,718 | 31 | Oran | 2,114 | 1,584,607 | |
3 | Laghouat | 25,057 | 477,328 | 32 | El Bayadh | 78,870 | 262,187 | |
4 | Oum El Bouaghi | 6,768 | 644,364 | 33 | Illizi | 285,000 | 54,490 | |
5 | Batna | 12,192 | 1,128,030 | 34 | Bordj Bou Arréridj | 4,115 | 634,396 | |
6 | Béjaïa | 3,268 | 915,835 | 35 | Boumerdes | 1,591 | 795,019 | |
7 | Biskra | 20,986 | 730,262 | 36 | El Taref | 3,339 | 411,783 | |
8 | Béchar | 161,400 | 274,866 | 37 | Tindouf | 58,193 | 159,000 | |
9 | Blida | 1,696 | 1,009,892 | 38 | Tissemsilt | 3,152 | 296,366 | |
10 | Bouïra | 4,439 | 694,750 | 39 | El Oued | 54,573 | 673,934 | |
11 | Tamanrasset | 556,200 | 198,691 | 40 | Khenchela | 9,811 | 384,268 | |
12 | Tébessa | 14,227 | 657,227 | 41 | Souk Ahras | 4,541 | 440,299 | |
13 | Tlemcen | 9,061 | 945,525 | 42 | Tipaza | 2,166 | 617,661 | |
14 | Tiaret | 20,673 | 842,060 | 43 | Mila | 9,375 | 768,419 | |
15 | Tizi Ouzou | 3,568 | 1,119,646 | 44 | Ain Defla | 4,897 | 771,890 | |
16 | Algiers | 273 | 2,947,461 | 45 | Naâma | 29,950 | 209,470 | |
17 | Djelfa | 66,415 | 1,223,223 | 46 | Ain Timouchent | 2,376 | 384,565 | |
18 | Jijel | 2,577 | 634,412 | 47 | Ghardaia | 86,105 | 375,988 | |
19 | Sétif | 6,504 | 1,496,150 | 48 | Relizane | 4,870 | 733,060 | |
20 | Saïda | 6,764 | 328,685 | 49 | El M'Ghair | 8,835 | 162,267 | |
21 | Skikda | 4,026 | 904,195 | 50 | El Menia | 62,215 | 57,276 | |
22 | Sidi Bel Abbès | 9,150 | 603,369 | 51 | Ouled Djellal | 11,410 | 174,219 | |
23 | Annaba | 1,439 | 640,050 | 52 | Bordj Baji Mokhtar | 120,026 | 16,437 | |
24 | Guelma | 4,101 | 482,261 | 53 | Béni Abbès | 101,350 | 50,163 | |
25 | Constantine | 2,187 | 943,112 | 54 | Timimoun | 65,203 | 122,019 | |
26 | Médéa | 8,866 | 830,943 | 55 | Touggourt | 17,428 | 247,221 | |
27 | Mostaganem | 2,269 | 746,947 | 56 | Djanet | 86,185 | 17,618 | |
28 | M'Sila | 18,718 | 991,846 | 57 | In Salah | 131,220 | 50,392 | |
29 | Mascara | 5,941 | 780,959 | 58 | In Guezzam | 88,126 | 11,202 |
Largest cities[edit | edit source]
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Algeria According to de 2008 Census[4] | |||||||||
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Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | ||
Algiers
Oran |
1 | Algiers | Algiers Province | 2,364,230 | 11 | Tébessa | Tébessa Province | 194,461 | Constantine
Annaba |
2 | Oran | Oran Province | 803,329 | 12 | El Oued | El Oued Province | 186,525 | ||
3 | Constantine | Constantine Province | 448,028 | 13 | Skikda | Skikda Province | 182,903 | ||
4 | Annaba | Annaba Province | 342,703 | 14 | Tiaret | Tiaret Province | 178,915 | ||
5 | Blida | Blida Province | 331,779 | 15 | Béjaïa | Béjaïa Province | 176,139 | ||
6 | Batna | Batna Province | 289,504 | 16 | Tlemcen | Tlemcen Province | 173,531 | ||
7 | Djelfa | Djelfa Province | 265,833 | 17 | Ouargla | Ouargla Province | 169,928 | ||
8 | Sétif | Sétif Province | 252,127 | 18 | Béchar | Béchar Province | 165,241 | ||
9 | Sidi Bel Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès Province | 210,146 | 19 | Mostaganem | Mostaganem Province | 162,885 | ||
10 | Biskra | Biskra Province | 204,661 | 20 | Bordj Bou Arréridj | Bordj Bou Arréridj Province | 158,812 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Africa: largest countries by area 2020". Statista. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Algeria". The World Factbook. (2023 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved March 2021. (Archived 2021 edition)
- ↑ "Wildfire Management Policies in Algeria: Present and Future Needs1,2" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "Algeria: Provinces & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
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