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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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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Abu Madyan deathPlace Algeria
Abu Madyan veneratedIn Algeria
Arab oil embargo country Algeria
Korandje language spokenIn Algeria
Korandje language country Algeria
Algerian Air Force country Algeria
Said isCommonInCountry Algeria
Northern Berber spokenIn Algeria
Tell Atlas country Algeria
Boumerdès Province country Algeria
Boumerdès Province countrySubdivisionOf Algeria
this entity surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Haut Commissariat à l’Amazighité (for Amazigh languages) country Algeria
subject surface form: Haut Commissariat à l’Amazighité
Haut Commissariat à l’Amazighité (for Amazigh languages) appliesToJurisdiction Algeria
subject surface form: Haut Commissariat à l’Amazighité
Haut Commissariat à l’Amazighité (for Amazigh languages) locatedIn Algeria
subject surface form: Haut Commissariat à l’Amazighité
Mansour usedInCountry Algeria
Kabylie country Algeria
Tizi Ouzou Province country Algeria
Tizi Ouzou Province partOf Algeria
this entity surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Treaty of Marrakech signatoryState Algeria
this entity surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
UMA memberState Algeria
subject surface form: Arab Maghreb Union
Toussaint Rouge country Algeria
Harkis countryOfOrigin Algeria
Pasha usedIn Algeria
Béjaïa Province country Algeria
Tamazight spokenIn Algeria
Sidi Rached Bridge country Algeria
Bouira Province country Algeria
Jijel Province country Algeria
Saad el-Shazly exiledTo Algeria