Algeria
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Official namePeople's Democratic Republic of Algeria
CapitalAlgiers
RegionAfrica — Northern Africa
Area2,381,741 km²
LandlockedNo
LanguagesArabic
CurrenciesAlgerian dinar (د.ج)
DemonymAlgerian
Approx. coordinates28°, 3°
Algeria sits within Northern Africa, a subregion of Africa. Algiers serves as the capital city of Algeria, which has at least one coastline. It covers approximately 2,381,741 km², and the main language is Arabic, with the Algerian dinar (د.ج) as its currency. Algeria borders 6 countries on land, one of the details that can help identify it by outline alone.
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Countries bordering Algeria
Algeria shares a land border with 6 countries.
Tunisia
Libya
Niger
Mauritania
Mali
Morocco