Algeria

Country in Northern Africa

Algeria is a country in Northern Africa, with its capital in Algiers. About 47.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 33rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 2,381,741 km², it is the 10th largest country by area, and the largest in Africa. It borders Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and 2 more.

Algeria at a glance

Capital: Algiers
Population (2025): 47.4 million
Area: 2,381,741 km²
Density: 20 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Algerian dinar
People: Algerian
Calling code: +213
Internet domain: .dz
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Algeria?

How Algeria compares

Population rank

33rd of 195

10th of 54 in Africa

Size rank

10th of 195

1st of 54 in Africa

Crowding

20 per km²

More crowded than 14% of countries

Similar in size: DR Congo (2,344,858 km²).
Similar population: Iraq (47 million).
The Algerian dinar is also used in 1 other place: Western Sahara.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea and 18 more.

The flag of Algeria

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How players do with Algeria

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Algeria so far, from 200 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

77% right

156th hardest of 176 · 200 answers

Players find Algeria on the map in 77% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Libya.

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Countries that border Algeria

Algeria borders 6 countries: Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia. It also borders Western Sahara.

Quick quiz: Algeria

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1. Which is the flag of Algeria?
2. What is the capital of Algeria?
3. Which of these borders Algeria?

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Questions about Algeria

Is Algeria a country?

Yes. Algeria is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Algeria?

The capital of Algeria is Algiers.

Which countries border Algeria?

Algeria borders 6 countries: Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia. It also borders Western Sahara.

How many countries border Algeria?

6. Algeria shares a land border with 6 countries.

How big is Algeria?

Algeria covers 2,381,741 km², about the same size as DR Congo (2,344,858 km²).

Is Algeria hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Algeria in 77% of 200 tries, 156th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Libya.

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