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Algeria 

 officially People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and most populous city is Algiers. With an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Africa and the Arab world. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia, to the east by Libya, to the west by Morocco, to the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, to the southeast by Niger, and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.  
Ancient Algeria has known many empires and dynasties, including ancient Numidians, Phoenicians,

Ottomans 

     
 
Official language  

   Arabic        
Other languages    Berber (Constitutionally national) French (Business and education)        
Religion    Sunni Islam       
Population       
      2015 estimate    39,500,000        
Currency    Dinar (DZD)       
Calling code    +213     
             

 

 

 

 

 

 

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