Algeria
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Capital: Algiers
- Northern Africa
- 7 neighbours in Travle
Algeria overview
Algeria is in Northern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Algiers. The World Bank counts about 47.4 million people for 2025 on 2,381,740 km² of surface area.
In the Travle map, Algeria has 7 neighbours: Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia and Western Sahara. From there, 125 countries can be reached by land.
Population, density and language
The World Bank counts 47,435,312 people in Algeria for 2025, which is 33rd of 170 by population. Spread over 2,381,740 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 20 people per km², 139th of 169 by density.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.
| Language | Share (est.) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Algerian Arabic | 83% | — |
| Arabic | 74% | official |
| French | 33% | official |
| mey | 11% | — |
| Kabyle | 7.8% | — |
| English | 7% | — |
CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.
How big is Algeria, really?
With 2,381,740 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Algeria is 10th of 169 by surface area and covers 1.70% of the combined area of those entries.
In that ordering, Kazakhstan (2,724,902 km²) is just larger; Democratic Republic of the Congo (2,345,410 km²) just smaller.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Algeria at a glance
- Capital
- Algiers
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Population
- 47,435,312 (2025)
- Surface area
- 2,381,740 km² (2024)
- Density
- 20 people per km²
- Official languages
- Arabic and French
- Currency
- Algerian Dinar (DZD)
- Calling code
- +213
- Internet domain
- .dz
- Land neighbours
- 7 (Natural Earth) · 7 (Travle)
Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.
Algeria within Northern Africa
Natural Earth places Algeria in Northern Africa (UN subregion). Of the 7 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Algeria is 3rd by population and 1st by surface area, with 17.2% of the combined population of those entries.
| Country | Population (2025) | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|
 Egypt | 118,365,995 | 1,001,450 |
 Sudan | 51,662,147 | 1,878,000 |
| Algeria | 47,435,312 | 2,381,740 |
 Morocco | 38,430,770 | 446,550 |
 Tunisia | 12,348,573 | 163,610 |
 Libya | 7,458,555 | 1,759,540 |
 Western Sahara | – | – |
Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.
Location, borders and position
Algeria is in Northern Africa, Africa. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the eastern and western hemispheres. Its capital, Algiers, is at about 36.8° N and 3.1° E.
On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Algeria 7 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 7.
Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.
Where Algeria is on the map
Countries bordering Algeria
Natural Earth's boundary data and the Travle map agree on these 7 land neighbours. Natural Earth marks part of the line with Morocco as indefinite.
| Country | Direction | Land boundary in Natural Earth | Border in Travle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | east | Yes | Yes |
 Mali | south-west | Yes | Yes |
 Mauritania | south-west | Yes | Yes |
| Morocco | west | Yes (indefinite segment) | Yes |
 Niger | south-east | Yes | Yes |
| Tunisia | north-east | Yes | Yes |
| Western Sahara | west | Yes | Yes |
Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.
Money and language in Algeria
Currency
- Algerian Dinar: code DZD, numeric 012. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.
Official languages
- Arabic: official in 26 territories in CLDR, including Algeria.
- French: official in 44 territories in CLDR, including Algeria.
CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.
Currency, domain and dialling code
- Currency
- Algerian Dinar (DZD)
Source: Unicode CLDR release-48-2 currencyData (region DZ); code, name and number from ISO 4217 list one (SIX), published 2026-09-17; checked 2026-10-19. - Internet domain
- .dz
Source: IANA Root Zone Database; checked 2026-10-19. - International dialling code
- +213
Source: ITU, List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes (position on 15 December 2016); checked 2026-10-19. - Time
- UTC+01:00 all year (2026)
IANA zones: Africa/Algiers
Source: IANA Time Zone Database 2026e (zone.tab); UTC offsets computed for 15 Jan and 15 Jul 2026 with Node.js ICU tz 2026a; checked 2026-10-19.
Algeria codes and abbreviations
| Standard | Code |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | DZ |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | DZA |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 012 |
| ISO 4217 currency (Algerian Dinar) | DZD · 012 |
| Country-code top-level domain | .dz |
| ITU-T E.164 country code | +213 |
Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.
Fun facts about Algeria
- Only 9 entries are larger by surface area in Travle's country list.
- Arabic has official status in 26 territories in Unicode CLDR, Algeria among them.
- French has official status in 44 territories in Unicode CLDR, Algeria among them.
- The longest Travle trip from Algeria takes 12 steps, to Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
- UNESCO lists 7 World Heritage properties in Algeria; the earliest inscription dates from 1980.
Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.
How far can you travel from Algeria in Travle?
Starting from Algeria and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.
| Steps | Countries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | 23 | |
| 7 | 20 | |
| 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 |
In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 12 steps and end in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).
Nearby routes from Algeria
Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.
- Libya: 1 step (Algeria → Libya)
- Mali: 1 step (Algeria → Mali)
- Mauritania: 1 step (Algeria → Mauritania)
- Morocco: 1 step (Algeria → Morocco)
- Niger: 1 step (Algeria → Niger)
- Tunisia: 1 step (Algeria → Tunisia)
- Western Sahara: 1 step (Algeria → Western Sahara)
Benin: 2 steps (Algeria → Niger → Benin)
Burkina Faso: 2 steps (Algeria → Mali → Burkina Faso)
Chad: 2 steps (Algeria → Libya → Chad)
Côte d'Ivoire: 2 steps (Algeria → Mali → Côte d'Ivoire)- Egypt: 2 steps (Algeria → Libya → Egypt)
Guinea: 2 steps (Algeria → Mali → Guinea)
Nigeria: 2 steps (Algeria → Niger → Nigeria)
Senegal: 2 steps (Algeria → Mali → Senegal)
Spain: 2 steps (Algeria → Morocco → Spain)- Sudan: 2 steps (Algeria → Libya → Sudan)
Cameroon: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Chad → Cameroon)
Central African Republic: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Sudan → Central African Republic)
Eritrea: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Sudan → Eritrea)
Ethiopia: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Sudan → Ethiopia)
France: 3 steps (Algeria → Morocco → Spain → France)
Ghana: 3 steps (Algeria → Mali → Burkina Faso → Ghana)
Guinea-Bissau: 3 steps (Algeria → Mali → Guinea → Guinea-Bissau)
Israel: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Egypt → Israel)
Liberia: 3 steps (Algeria → Mali → Côte d'Ivoire → Liberia)
Palestine: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Egypt → Palestine)
Portugal: 3 steps (Algeria → Morocco → Spain → Portugal)
Sierra Leone: 3 steps (Algeria → Mali → Guinea → Sierra Leone)
South Sudan: 3 steps (Algeria → Libya → Sudan → South Sudan)
The Gambia: 3 steps (Algeria → Mali → Senegal → The Gambia)
Togo: 3 steps (Algeria → Mali → Burkina Faso → Togo)
World Heritage in Algeria
UNESCO lists 7 World Heritage properties in Algeria: 6 cultural and 1 mixed. The first, inscribed in 1980, was Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad.
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad (cultural, inscribed 1980)
- Djémila (cultural, inscribed 1982)
- M'Zab Valley (cultural, inscribed 1982)
- Tassili n'Ajjer (mixed, inscribed 1982)
- Timgad (cultural, inscribed 1982)
- Tipasa (cultural, inscribed 1982)
- Kasbah of Algiers (cultural, inscribed 1992)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.
Algeria — frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Algeria?
Algiers.
Which countries border Algeria?
On land, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia and Western Sahara, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses the same neighbours.
What currency and language does Algeria use?
The currency is the Algerian Dinar (DZD). Unicode CLDR gives Arabic and French official status.
How far can you travel from Algeria in Travle?
Following land borders only, 125 countries are reachable. The farthest need 12 steps: Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
How many people live in Algeria?
The World Bank counts 47,435,312 people for 2025.
How big is Algeria?
2,381,740 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.
What is the dialling code and internet domain of Algeria?
The international dialling code is +213 and the country-code domain is .dz.
What time zone does Algeria use?
UTC+01:00 all year (2026).
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