North Africa(UN: Northern Africa)
Algeria
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Africa's largest country by area: Amazigh heartland, Roman and Ottoman province, and the site of a brutal war of independence that ended 132 years of French settler colonialism.
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Algeria in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Algeria
National flag
- Hoggar Mountains
Landscape
Hoggar Mountains
A real place in Algeria
- Tassili n'Ajjer rock art
Landmark
Tassili n'Ajjer rock art
Rock paintings up to 12,000 years old showing a green, wet Sahara full of animals.
- Casbah of Algiers
Landmark
Casbah of Algiers
A steep, stepped Ottoman citadel town looking down on the Mediterranean.
- Timgad
Landmark
Timgad
Built for retired soldiers in 100 CE and laid out in perfect squares.
- Hoggar Mountains
Landmark
Hoggar Mountains
Ancient volcano plugs where Tuareg herders still bring camels to graze.
- Dromedary camel
Wildlife
Dromedary camel
A camel's hump stores fat, not water — fuel for weeks of walking.
- Fennec fox
Wildlife
Fennec fox
Its huge ears dump body heat and hear insects moving under the sand.
- Barbary macaque
Wildlife
Barbary macaque
The only monkey living wild north of the Sahara.
- Barbary sheep
Wildlife
Barbary sheep
It can climb near-vertical rock and go without drinking for days.
- Algiers
City
Algiers
Capital of Algeria
Capital
Algiers
Population
47,435,312
World Bank, 2025
Area
2,381,741 km²
Currency
Algerian dinar
GDP per person
$6,051
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
75.8%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Tassili n'Ajjer holds art up to about 12,000 years old showing a wet, green Sahara.
Algeria is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world.
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.