🚩 Flag of Algeria • live waving render
Africa — Northern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇩🇿 Algeria
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
aka الجزائر — endonym
47.4M
Population
World #32
2,381,741 km²
Land Area
World #11
$268.9 billion
GDP (USD)
World #50
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Did You Know?
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Algeria is the world's #32 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #11 globally by land area — covering about 1.6% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 7 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #50 worldwide with a GDP of $268.9 billion USD.
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Population density is 19.9 people per km² — world rank #204.
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The calendar week officially starts on Saturday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Algiers
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Phone Code
+213
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Internet TLD
.dz, الجزائر.
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Nationality
Algerian
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Week Starts
Saturday
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ISO Codes
DZ / DZA / 012
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Coordinates
28.00°, 3.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$268.9 billion USD
World rank #50 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$5,673
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
19.9 /km²
World density rank #204
د.ج
Algerian dinar
DZD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
47,400,000
World rank #32 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Arabic
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Demonym
Algerian
What its people are called
🗣️ Arabic
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
2,381,741 km²
1.6% of Earth's landmass • World #11
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Land Borders
7 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Algiers
CET — Central European Time
“Algeria” Around the World
ara
الجزائر
الجمهورية الديمقراطية الشعبية الجزائرية
bre
Aljeria
Republik Aljerian Demokratel ha Poblel
ces
Alžírsko
Alžírská demokratická a lidová republika
deu
Algerien
Demokratische Volksrepublik Algerien
est
Alžeeria
Alžeeria Demokraatlik Rahvavabariik
fin
Algeria
Algerian demokraattinen kansantasavalta
fra
Algérie
République démocratique et populaire d'Algérie
hrv
Alžir
Narodna Demokratska Republika Alžir
hun
Algéria
Algériai Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság
ita
Algeria
Repubblica popolare democratica di Algeria
jpn
アルジェリア
アルジェリア人民民主共和国
kor
알제리
알제리 인민 민주 공화국
nld
Algerije
Democratische Volksrepubliek Algerije
per
الجزایر
جمهوری دموکراتیک خلق الجزایر
pol
Algieria
Algierska Republika Ludowo-Demokratyczna
por
Argélia
República Argelina Democrática e Popular
rus
Алжир
Народно-Демократическая Республика Алжир
slk
Alžírsko
Alžírska demokratická ľudová republika
spa
Argelia
República Argelina Democrática y Popular
srp
Alžir
Narodna Demokratska Republika Alžir
swe
Algeriet
Demokratiska folkrepubliken Algeriet
tur
Cezayir
Cezayir Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti
urd
الجزائر
عوامی جمہوری جمہوریہ الجزائر
zho
阿尔及利亚
阿尔及利亚人民民主共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
DZ
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ISO Alpha-3
DZA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
012
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q262
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Also Spelled As
DZ • Dzayer • Algérie
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