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.

Flag of Algeria

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

Population44,903,225 people
Land area2,381,741 km²
Population density18.9 people/km²
Total GDP$239,898,000,000
GDP per capita$5,343
Life expectancy76.4 years
Unemployment rate11.6%
Coastline998 km
Forest coverage0.8%
Human Development Index0.745
UNESCO World Heritage sites7 sites
Airports157 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.

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