Algeria Africa

Algeria located in northern African region

Algeria, officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in North Africa. Algeria is a North African country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. Many empires have left legacies here, such as the ancient Roman ruins in seaside Tipaza. In the capital, Algiers, Ottoman landmarks like circa-1612 Ketchaoua Mosque line the hillside Casbah quarter, with its narrow alleys and stairways. The city’s Neo-Byzantine basilica Notre Dame d’Afrique dates to French colonial rule.

The Capital - Algiers

Population 46,116,00 (2023)

Religion - Islam

Urban: 73.7% • Rural: 26.3%

Currency: Algerian Dinar (DA)

Language: Arabic; Amazigh

People - Ethnic Group

More over three-fourths of the population is Arab, however the majority of Algerians are descended from ancient Amazigh clans who mated with other invading peoples from the Arab Middle East, southern Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Although Arab conquests in the eighth and eleventh centuries brought only a small number of additional people to the region, they did result in widespread Arabization and Islamization of the indigenous Amazigh population.

Languages of Algeria

Algerians speak one of numerous dialects of colloquial Arabic, which became the official national language in 1990. These are largely comparable to dialects spoken in neighbouring Morocco and Tunisia.

Algeria Trade

Algerians speak a variety of dialects of colloquial Arabic, which was designated as the official national language in 1990. These are mostly similar to dialects spoken in nearby Morocco and Tunisia.