africa • DZA
Algeria
Location marker · geographic overview
28° N / 3° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Algiers
- Population
- 46,814,308 2024
- Area
- 2,381,741 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Arabic
- Currency
- Algerian dinar (DZD)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Algeria
Algeria (Arabic: الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; Algerian Arabic: الدزاير, al-dzayir; Berber: ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ, dzayer; French: Algérie) is the largest country in Africa. Overlooked by many travellers, the country is bursting with beauty waiting to be discovered.
Landscape & landmarks
The endless dunes of the Grand Erg Oriental near El Oued shimmer under the sun, while ancient rock carvings at Djelfa and Tassili n’Ajjer reveal the Sahara’s prehistoric soul—artworks that bridge millennia and remind visitors of the desert’s deep, enduring past.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Couscous (steamed semolina with sauce containing meat and/or potatoes, carrots, courgette, and chick peas)Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-06. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
A little more to discover +
- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Calling code
- +213
- Internet domain
- .dz, الجزائر.
- Land border codes
- TUN, LBY, NER, ESH, MRT, MLI, MAR
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .dz or الجزائر.. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.