Algeria
Algeria
Capital Algiers
2,381,740 km² · 47,435,312 people (2025) · Algerian dinar
The largest country in Africa, and the tenth largest in the world. About four-fifths of it is Sahara, so nearly the whole population lives on the Mediterranean strip in the north. The Hoggar mountains in the deep south rise above 2,900 m and get frost.
The facts
- Capital
- Algiers
- Area
- 2,381,740 km² — 919,595 sq mi
- Population
- 47,435,312 (2025)
- Density
- 19.9 people per km²
- Currency
- Algerian dinar (DZD, د.ج)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +213
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- DZ · DZA
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 10 of 200
- By population
- 33 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,780,400 | 45,851,378 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,724,900 | 20,843,754 |
| Algeria ← | 2,381,740 | 47,435,312 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,344,858 | 112,832,473 |
| Greenland | 2,166,086 | 56,831 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Algeria?
- Algiers
- What currency does Algeria use?
- The Algerian dinar (DZD).
- How big is Algeria?
- 2,381,740 km², or 919,595 square miles — 10 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Algeria drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Argentina 2,780,400 km²
- Kazakhstan 2,724,900 km²
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,344,858 km²
- Greenland 2,166,086 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)