Algeria: flag, capital & map
Get to know Algeria, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Algiers
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 47,435,312
- Area
- 2,381,741 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Arabic
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Algerian Dinar (DZD)
Algeria is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital is Algiers.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Algeria
The flag of Algeria features two equal vertical bands of green and white. A five-pointed red star within a fly-side facing red crescent is centered over the two-color boundary.
Where it is
Algeria is grouped in Northern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 6 countries in this atlas: Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, Morocco. The source classifies it as not landlocked. The source also lists ESH, outside this 195-country set.
Algeria has a recorded area of 2,381,741 square kilometres. Among the 6 countries assigned to Northern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Sudan is immediately below it, at 1,886,068 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 47,435,312 people for Algeria in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 20 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Arabic. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Algerian Dinar (DZD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Algeria?
Reveal answer
Algiers. Algeria is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital is Algiers.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Algeria?
Reveal answer
The flag of Algeria features two equal vertical bands of green and white. A five-pointed red star within a fly-side facing red crescent is centered over the two-color boundary.
Which land neighbours of Algeria are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Morocco. The source classifies Algeria as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Algeria?
Reveal answer
Arabic. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Algeria.
Which currency codes are listed for Algeria?
Reveal answer
Algerian Dinar (DZD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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