Africa
Algeria
Algeria is a country in Africa. Its capital is Algiers. About 45 million people live there. It shares land borders with Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia and Western Sahara.

Key facts
- Capital
- Algiers
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- About 45 million
- Land neighbours
- 7
- Coast
- Has a coastline
- European Union
- Not a member
- NATO
- Not a member
Land neighbours
Algeria in numbers
| Population | 44,903,225 people |
|---|---|
| Land area | 2,381,741 km² |
| Population density | 18.9 people/km² |
| Total GDP | $239,898,000,000 |
| GDP per capita | $5,343 |
| Life expectancy | 76.4 years |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6% |
| Coastline | 998 km |
| Forest coverage | 0.8% |
| Human Development Index | 0.745 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites | 7 sites |
| Airports | 157 airports |
These are the figures used in GeoDecide. They are rounded and can lag behind the latest official statistics.
Practise Algeria on Geodly
- Flag Drawing: The flag of Algeria is in the Hard set. Draw it from memory and compare your drawing with the real design.
- Geo Click: Find Algeria on the map, or locate its capital, Algiers, in the capital modes.
- Geo Chain: Link countries through shared land borders. Knowing the 7 neighbours of Algeria gives you more routes.
- GeoDecide: Compare Algeria with other countries on the statistics listed above.
- Terra Tac Toe: Use Algeria as an answer when its facts fit both the row and the column of a square.