Algeria

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Algeria is a large North African country on the Mediterranean coast, known for its vast Sahara Desert regions, rich history, and significant role in both colonial and post-colonial geopolitics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in North Africa
sovereign state
area approximately 2,381,741 square kilometres
areaRankWorldwide largest country in Africa by area
borderingBodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea
borderingCountry Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Tunisia
Spanish Sahara
surface form: Western Sahara
callingCode +213
capital Algiers
climateRegion Mediterranean climate in the north
arid desert climate in the south
colonialPower France
continent Africa
currency Algerian dinar
demonym Algerian
geographicFeature Sahara Desert
governmentType semi-presidential republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Algeria
headOfStateTitle President of Algeria
historicalEvent Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian War (1954–1962)

French conquest of Algeria
independenceDate 1962-07-05
independenceEvent Algerian War of Independence
independenceFrom France
internetTLD .dz
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code DZ
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code DZA
largestCity Algiers
legislature People's National Assembly
majorCity Annaba
Constantine
Oran
majorEthnicGroup Arabs
Berbers
majorExport crude oil
natural gas
majorReligion Islam
memberOf African Union
Arab League
Non-Aligned Movement
OPEC
United Nations
mountainRange Atlas Mountains
nationalAnthem Kassaman
nationalDay 5 July
officialLanguage Arabic
Berber languages
surface form: Tamazight
recognizedLanguage French
subregion North Africa
UNMemberStateSince 1962
upperHouse Council of the Nation

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Six-Day War supporter Algeria
Oran country Algeria
Oran locatedIn Algeria
Oran isMajorPortOf Algeria
Oran isSecondLargestCityIn Algeria
Fezzan borders Algeria
Niger borderCountry Algeria
Francophonie hasMajorMember Algeria
Alboran Sea borders Algeria
Alboran Sea basinCountry Algeria
Clémentine usedInCountry Algeria
Maliki school mainRegion Algeria
Tifinagh usedIn Algeria
Tamazight (generic) spokenIn Algeria
Yom Kippur War supportedBy Algeria
Songhay languages spokenIn Algeria
Kabyle country Algeria
Algerian dinar country Algeria
Algerian dinar usedIn Algeria
Algerian dinar legalTenderIn Algeria
DZA represents Algeria
DZA countryCodeFor Algeria
DZA appliesTo Algeria
this entity surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
DZA linkedToISO3166-2CodesOf Algeria
Constantine country Algeria
ECCAS memberState Algeria
AMU memberState Algeria
subject surface form: Arab Maghreb Union
Arab Monetary Fund hasMember Algeria
Zenati languages spokenIn Algeria
Annaba country Algeria
Shenwa spokenIn Algeria
Shenwa country Algeria
West Africa Time (WAT) usedInCountry Algeria
subject surface form: West Africa Time
this entity surface form: Algeria (some sources historically/regionally)