Algeria: map, capital and facts

Algeria is a country in Northern Africa. Its capital is Algiers. Its official language is Arabic.

Algeria covers about 2,381,741 km², making it the 10th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 47.4 million people live there, the 33rd-most populous.

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

Where is Algeria?

Algeria is in Northern Africa. Its centre lies at roughly 28°N, 3°E, in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

Algeria is shown in yellow; numbers mark the neighbouring countries listed below.

Algeria facts

Countries that border Algeria

1. Libya, capital Tripoli
2. Mali, capital Bamako
3. Mauritania, capital Nouakchott
4. Morocco, capital Rabat
5. Niger, capital Niamey
6. Tunisia, capital Tunis

Algeria also borders Western Sahara, which is not among the countries in the game.

Other countries near Algeria

Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.

• Malta, about 1,400 km
• Spain, about 1,480 km
• Andorra, about 1,620 km
• Portugal, about 1,630 km
• Burkina Faso, about 1,750 km

Guess Algeria in Warmer

In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Algeria were the answer, guessing it would show:

• Continent: Africa
• Subregion: Northern Africa
• Hemisphere: Northern
• Landlocked: No
• Area: 2,381,741 km²

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More countries in Northern Africa

Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia.

Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.