Learn About the current population of Algeria, the language spoken in Algeria, the capital city, time zones, country code and more.

Freedom of religion in Algeria is governed by the Algerian Constitution, which declares Islam as the state religion but also declares that “freedom of belief and opinion is inviolable”; it prohibits discrimination, Article 29 states that “All citizens are equal before the law.

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About Algeria

Algeria, officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in North Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. It is considered part of the Maghreb region of North Africa.

It has a semi-arid geography, with most of the population living in the fertile north and the Sahara dominating the geography of the south. Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), making it the world’s tenth-largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa, being more than 200 times as large as the smallest country in the continent, The Gambia. With a population of 44 million, Algeria is the ninth-most populous country in Africa and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast.

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“Kassaman”, or “Qassaman” (Arabic: قَسَمًا, “we pledge”, “the oath” or “we swear”), is the national anthem of Algeria. Moufdi Zakaria authored the lyrics, while the music was composed by Egyptian composer Mohamed Fawzi. The song was adopted as the national anthem in 1962 when the country gained independence from France. 

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Cities and Towns in Algeria