Algeria

Basic facts about Algeria

Country name: Algeria
Capital: Algiers
Country code: 251
Continent: Africa
Currency name: Algerian dinar
Independence: 1962-07-05 00:00:00
Independent from: from France
Total area (km2): 2,381,741
Land area (km2): 2,381,741
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 38,087,812
Population note: 38,087,812 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Arabic
All languages: Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber dialects: Kabylie Berber (Tamazight), Chaouia Berber (Tachawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)
Time zone: CET (UTC+01)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +213
Domain: .dz