Official name
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Name in local language
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية (ar) ; République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire (fr)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
North Africa
Population (ranking: 34e )
43,820,839 inhabitants (2020)
Population growth
1.90 % / year
Area
2,381,741 km²
Density
18.40 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 56e )180.689 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
4,279 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
2.10 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
77.80 years (2019)
Birth rate
23.80 ‰ (2019)
Fertility rate
3.00 children / woman (2019)
Death rate (ranking )
4.55 ‰ (2019)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
21.00 ‰ (2019)
Literacy rate
78.00 % (2018)
Official languages
Arabic, Berber (French fluently spoken)
Currency
Dinar (DZD)
HDI (ranking: 115e )0.759 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )57.18 (2018)
Government
Unitary semi-presidential people's republic
Head of State
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
National Day
1st November (revolution of 1954)
ISO Codes DZ, DZA
Demonym
Algerian
Tourists (ranking )
2,451,000 people (2017)
Algeria is a country in North Africa that is part of the Maghreb. It is bordered to the east by Tunisia and Libya , to the south by Niger and Mali , to the west by Mauritania , Western Sahara and Morocco . It is bathed in the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
Alger, capital city of Algeria. Photo: Wikipedia
The Red Tadrart in Djanet, south of Algeria. Source: Cap Djinet, Wikipedia
Urban areas (2015)
Urban areas
Population
Algiers (Alger)
7,796,923 inhabitants
Oran
1,343,899 inhabitants
Constantine
836,977 inhabitants
Sétif
788,422 inhabitants
Blida
771,706 inhabitants
Djelfa
760,920 inhabitants
Batna
684,999 inhabitants
Annaba
395,037 inhabitants
Sidi Bel Abbès
231,119 inhabitants
Biskra
211,890 inhabitants
Béjaïa
203,264 inhabitants
Tébessa
197,636 inhabitants
Tiaret
194,392 inhabitants
El Oued
186,525 inhabitants
Skikda
182,903 inhabitants
Chlef
171,815 inhabitants
Bordj Bou Arreridj
158,812 inhabitants
Tamanrasset
103,533 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces (Wilayas)
Population
Area
Adrar
439,693 inhabitants
427,368 km²
Aïn Defla
771,890 inhabitants
4,897 km²
Aïn Témouchent
384,565 inhabitants
2,377 km²
Alger
2,988,145 inhabitants
1,190 km²
Annaba
640,050 inhabitants
1,439 km²
Batna
1,128,030 inhabitants
12,192 km²
Béchar
274,866 inhabitants
162,200 km²
Béjaïa
915,835 inhabitants
3,268 km²
Biskra
730,262 inhabitants
20,986 km²
Blida
1,009,892 inhabitants
1,696 km²
Bordj Bou Arreridj
716,423 inhabitants
3,920 km²
Bouira
695,583 inhabitants
4,439 km²
Boumerdès
802,083 inhabitants
1,456 km²
Chlef
1,013,718 inhabitants
4,791 km²
Constantine
943,112 inhabitants
2,197 km²
Djelfa
1,223,223 inhabitants
32,256 km²
El Bayadh
262,187 inhabitants
71,697 km²
El Oued
673,934 inhabitants
54,573 km²
El Tarf
411,783 inhabitants
3,339 km²
Ghardaïa
375,988 inhabitants
86,105 km²
Guelma
482,430 inhabitants
4,101 km²
Illizi
54,490 inhabitants
284,618 km²
Jijel
636,948 inhabitants
2,399 km²
Khenchela
386,683 inhabitants
9,715 km²
Laghouat
477,328 inhabitants
25,057 km²
See also
