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Algeria
Algeria is a country in Northern Africa with its capital in Algiers.
- Capital
- Algiers
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Population
- 47.4 million
- Languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Algerian dinar (ุฏ.ุฌ)
- Area
- 2,381,741 kmยฒ
- Borders
- ๐ฑ๐พ Libya ๐ฒ๐ฑ Mali ๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco ๐ณ๐ช Niger ๐น๐ณ Tunisia ๐ช๐ญ Western Sahara
๐ก Africa's largest country by area โ 80% of it is the Sahara desert.
About the flag
Adopted at independence from France in 1962, it was the banner of the National Liberation Front during the war of independence. Green stands for Islam, white for peace and purity.
How to spot it: Vertical green and white halves with a red crescent and star sitting right on the dividing line.