Algeria

About Algeria

Algeria is a country in North Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. In Arabic, the name is written الجزائر, and the capital الجزائر. Algeria is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. It is also one of the 5 countries of the Maghreb. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Algeria is Algiers. Algiers lies at about 37° north and 3° east. The official language of Algeria is Arabic. Its currency is the Algerian Dinar, with the symbol ⁨د.ج⁩ and the international code DZD.

Algeria covers about 2,381,741 square kilometres, which puts it 10th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 6 countries: Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Libya. Other countries in North Africa include Sudan and Egypt. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Algeria with the other countries of the same region.