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Algeria

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ยท Northern Africa

UN member

Algeria is a country in Northern Africa, with Algiers as its capital, home to about 47,435,312 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.

Capital
Algiers
Region
Northern Africa
Currency
Algerian dinar (DZD ุฏ.ุฌ)
Calling code
+213
ISO codes
DZ / DZA / 012
Flag emoji
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Population
47,435,312 (2025)
Area
2,381,741 kmยฒ
Languages
Arabic
Internet domain
.dz, ุงู„ุฌุฒุงุฆุฑ.
Demonym
Algerian

Bordering countries

๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ Libya๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Mali๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช Niger๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ญ Western Sahara

About Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a United Nations member state in Northern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Algiers. It shares land borders with 7 countries. The official currency is the Algerian dinar (ุฏ.ุฌ), using the code DZD.

To call Algeria from abroad, dial the country code +213. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes DZ (alpha-2) and DZA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 47,435,312.

Frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Algeria?
The capital of Algeria is Algiers.
What currency does Algeria use?
Algeria uses the Algerian dinar (DZD, symbol ุฏ.ุฌ).
What is the country calling code for Algeria?
The international dialling code for Algeria is +213.
What are the ISO codes for Algeria?
Algeria has the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code DZ, the alpha-3 code DZA and the numeric code 012.
What is the flag emoji for Algeria?
The flag emoji for Algeria is ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ. You can copy it from the top of this page.

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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.