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'''Algeria''' alias '''People's Democratic Republic of Algeria''', be sam country for North Africa. [[Tunisia]] border Algeria go de northeast; [[Libya]] go de east; [[Niger]] go de southeast; [[Mali]] go de southwest, [[Mauritania]], den [[Western Sahara]]; [[Morocco]] go de West; den de Mediterranean Sea go de north. Dem dey consider am part of de Maghreb region for North Africa. E get semi-arid geography, plus most of de population dey live for de fertile north den de Sahara dey dominate de geography for de south. Algeria dey cover area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), dey make am de worls ein tenth largest nation by area, den de largest nation for Africa insyd, more dan 200 tyms as large as de continent ein smallest country, [[The Gambia]].<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207844/largest-countries-in-africa-by-area/ "Africa: largest countries by area 2020"]. ''Statista''. Retrieved 9 February 2022.</ref> Plus population of 44 million, Algeria be de tenth-most populous country for Africa insyd, den de 32nd-most populous country for de world insyd. De capital den largest city be Algiers, dey locate for de far north for de Mediterranean coast insyd.

Algeria produce wey dem link am for chaw civilizations, empires den dynasties, wey dey include Numidians, Mauretanians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Mauro-Romans, Byzantines, Umayyads, Ifranids, Abbasids, Rustamids, Idrisids, Sulaymanids, Aghlabids, Fatimids, Zirids, Hammadids, Almoravids, Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids den de Zayyanids.

De official languages of Algeria be Arabic den Berber. De majority of Algeria ein population be Arab, wey dey practice Islam.<ref name=":0">[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/algeria "Algeria"]. ''The World Factbook.'' (2023 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved March 2021. ([https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/download/factbook-2021.zip Archived 2021 edition])</ref> De native Algerian Arabic be de main spoken language. French sanso det serve as administrative den educational language for sam contexts insyd, buh e no get official status.

=== Administrative divisions ===
Dem divide Algeria go 58 provinces (''wilayas''), 553 districts (''daïras'')<ref>[https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr245/psw_gtr245_382.pdf "Wildfire Management Policies in Algeria: Present and Future Needs1,2"] (PDF). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170504200710/https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr245/psw_gtr245_382.pdf Archived] (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2017.</ref> den 1,541 municipalities (''baladiyahs''). Dem name each province, district, den municipality after ein seat, wey usually ebe de largest city.

Dem change de administrative divisions chaw tyms since independence. Wen dem dey introduce fresh provinces, dem dey keep de numbers of old provinces, hence de non-alphabetical order. Plus dema official numbers, currently (since 1983) dem be:<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Wilaya
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Population
!map
!#
!Wilaya
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Population
|-
|1
|Adrar
|402,197
|439,700
| rowspan="29" |
|30
|Ouargla
|211,980
|552,539
|-
|2
|Chlef
|4,975
|1,013,718
|31
|Oran
|2,114
|1,584,607
|-
|3
|Laghouat
|25,057
|477,328
|32
|El Bayadh
|78,870
|262,187
|-
|4
|Oum El Bouaghi
|6,768
|644,364
|33
|Illizi
|285,000
|54,490
|-
|5
|Batna
|12,192
|1,128,030
|34
|Bordj Bou Arréridj
|4,115
|634,396
|-
|6
|Béjaïa
|3,268
|915,835
|35
|Boumerdes
|1,591
|795,019
|-
|7
|Biskra
|20,986
|730,262
|36
|El Taref
|3,339
|411,783
|-
|8
|Béchar
|161,400
|274,866
|37
|Tindouf
|58,193
|159,000
|-
|9
|Blida
|1,696
|1,009,892
|38
|Tissemsilt
|3,152
|296,366
|-
|10
|Bouïra
|4,439
|694,750
|39
|El Oued
|54,573
|673,934
|-
|11
|Tamanrasset
|556,200
|198,691
|40
|Khenchela
|9,811
|384,268
|-
|12
|Tébessa
|14,227
|657,227
|41
|Souk Ahras
|4,541
|440,299
|-
|13
|Tlemcen
|9,061
|945,525
|42
|Tipaza
|2,166
|617,661
|-
|14
|Tiaret
|20,673
|842,060
|43
|Mila
|9,375
|768,419
|-
|15
|Tizi Ouzou
|3,568
|1,119,646
|44
|Ain Defla
|4,897
|771,890
|-
|16
|Algiers
|273
|2,947,461
|45
|Naâma
|29,950
|209,470
|-
|17
|Djelfa
|66,415
|1,223,223
|46
|Ain Timouchent
|2,376
|384,565
|-
|18
|Jijel
|2,577
|634,412
|47
|Ghardaia
|86,105
|375,988
|-
|19
|Sétif
|6,504
|1,496,150
|48
|Relizane
|4,870
|733,060
|-
|20
|Saïda
|6,764
|328,685
|49
|El M'Ghair
|8,835
|162,267
|-
|21
|Skikda
|4,026
|904,195
|50
|El Menia
|62,215
|57,276
|-
|22
|Sidi Bel Abbès
|9,150
|603,369
|51
|Ouled Djellal
|11,410
|174,219
|-
|23
|Annaba
|1,439
|640,050
|52
|Bordj Baji Mokhtar
|120,026
|16,437
|-
|24
|Guelma
|4,101
|482,261
|53
|Béni Abbès
|101,350
|50,163
|-
|25
|Constantine
|2,187
|943,112
|54
|Timimoun
|65,203
|122,019
|-
|26
|Médéa
|8,866
|830,943
|55
|Touggourt
|17,428
|247,221
|-
|27
|Mostaganem
|2,269
|746,947
|56
|Djanet
|86,185
|17,618
|-
|28
|M'Sila
|18,718
|991,846
|57
|In Salah
|131,220
|50,392
|-
|29
|Mascara
|5,941
|780,959
|58
|In Guezzam
|88,126
|11,202
|}

=== Largest cities ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |



Largest cities anaa towns insyd Algeria

According to de 2008 Census<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/algeria/cities/ "Algeria: Provinces & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information"]. ''www.citypopulation.de''.</ref>
|-
!
!Rank
!Name
!Province
!Pop.
!Rank
!Name
!Province
!Pop.
!
|-
| rowspan="11" |Algiers
Oran
|1
|Algiers
|Algiers Province
|2,364,230
|11
|Tébessa
|Tébessa Province
|194,461
| rowspan="11" |Constantine
Annaba
|-
|2
|Oran
|Oran Province
|803,329
|12
|El Oued
|El Oued Province
|186,525
|-
|3
|Constantine
|Constantine Province
|448,028
|13
|Skikda
|Skikda Province
|182,903
|-
|4
|Annaba
|Annaba Province
|342,703
|14
|Tiaret
|Tiaret Province
|178,915
|-
|5
|Blida
|Blida Province
|331,779
|15
|Béjaïa
|Béjaïa Province
|176,139
|-
|6
|Batna
|Batna Province
|289,504
|16
|Tlemcen
|Tlemcen Province
|173,531
|-
|7
|Djelfa
|Djelfa Province
|265,833
|17
|Ouargla
|Ouargla Province
|169,928
|-
|8
|Sétif
|Sétif Province
|252,127
|18
|Béchar
|Béchar Province
|165,241
|-
|9
|Sidi Bel Abbès
|Sidi Bel Abbès Province
|210,146
|19
|Mostaganem
|Mostaganem Province
|162,885
|-
|10
|Biskra
|Biskra Province
|204,661
|20
|Bordj Bou Arréridj
|Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
|158,812
|}

== References ==
[[Category:Algeria]]
[[Category:North African countries]]
[[Category:Maghrebi countries]]
[[Category:Saharan countries]]
[[Category:Arab republics]]
[[Category:Republics]]
[[Category:Arabic-speaking countries den territories]]
[[Category:G15 nations]]
[[Category:Member states of OPEC]]
[[Category:Member states of de Arab League]]
[[Category:Member states of de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]]
[[Category:Member states of de Union for de Mediterranean]]
[[Category:Member states of de African Union]]
[[Category:Member states of de United Nations]]
[[Category:States den territories wey dem establish for 1962 insyd]]
[[Category:1962 establishments for Africa insyd]]
[[Category:1962 establishments for Algeria insyd]]
[[Category:Countries for Africa insyd]]
<references />

== General bibliography ==

* Ageron, Charles-Robert (1991). ''Modern Algeria – A History from 1830 to the Present''. Translated from French and edited by Michael Brett. London: Hurst. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-86543-266-6|978-0-86543-266-6]].
* Aghrout, Ahmed; Bougherira, Redha M. (2004). ''Algeria in Transition – Reforms and Development Prospects''. Routledge. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-415-34848-5|978-0-415-34848-5]].
* Bennoune, Mahfoud (1988). ''The Making of Contemporary Algeria – Colonial Upheavals and Post-Independence Development, 1830–1987''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-521-30150-3|978-0-521-30150-3]].
* Fanon, Frantz (1966; 2005 paperback). ''The Wretched of the Earth''. Grove Press. ASIN B0007FW4AW, ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-8021-4132-3|978-0-8021-4132-3]].
* Gibson, Walcot; Cana, Frank Richardson; Girault, Arthur (1911). "Algeria" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 642–653
* Horne, Alistair (1977). ''A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954–1962''. Viking Adult. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-670-61964-1|978-0-670-61964-1]], ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-1-59017-218-6|978-1-59017-218-6]] (2006 reprint)
* Laouisset, Djamel (2009). ''A Retrospective Study of the Algerian Iron and Steel Industry''. New York City: Nova Publishers. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-1-61761-190-2|978-1-61761-190-2]].
* Roberts, Hugh (2003). ''The Battlefield – Algeria, 1988–2002. Studies in a Broken Polity''. London: Verso Books. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-1-85984-684-1|978-1-85984-684-1]].
* Ruedy, John (1992). ''Modern Algeria – The Origins and Development of a Nation''. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-253-34998-9|978-0-253-34998-9]].
* Stora, Benjamin (2001). ''Algeria, 1830–2000 – A Short History''. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/978-0-8014-3715-1|978-0-8014-3715-1]].
* Sidaoui, Riadh (2009). "Islamic Politics and the Military – Algeria 1962–2008". ''Religion and Politics – Islam and Muslim Civilisation''. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN [[:en:Special:BookSources/0-7546-7418-5|0-7546-7418-5]].

== External links ==

* [[File:Commons-logo.svg|link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/David_Woodard?uselang=gpe|16x16px]] [[c:الجزائر_/_ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ|Wikimedia Commons]]
* [[File:Wikiquote-logo.svg|link=https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Woodard?uselang=gpe|16x16px]] Wikiquote: [[wikiquote:Special:Search/Algeria|Algeria]] (en)

* [https://www.el-mouradia.dz/ar/home People's Democratic Republic of Algeria] ''Official government website''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240324183738/https://premier-ministre.gov.dz/ar Portal of the First Ministry] ''Portal of de First Ministry''
* [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/algeria/ Algeria]. ''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency.
* [http://ucblibraries.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/search?ho=t&l=en&q=algeria Algeria] web resources wey GovPubs provide at de University of Colorado Boulder Libraries
* [[dmoz:Regional/Africa/Algeria|Algeria]] at Curlie
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14118852 Algeria profile] from de BBC News
* ''[https://www.webcitation.org/6mdDU9gLR?url=ftp://undp-pogar.org/LocalUser/pogarp/other/maps/algeria-apr07.pdf Algeria Atlas Map]'' (PDF) (Map). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). April 2007. Archived from [ftp://undp-pogar.org/LocalUser/pogarp/other/maps/algeria-apr07.pdf the original] (PDF) on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
* [[c:Atlas_of_Algeria|Wikimedia Atlas of Algeria]]
* [http://www.ifs.du.edu/ifs/frm_CountryProfile.aspx?Country=DZ Key Development Forecasts for Algeria] from International Futures
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170126063811/http://www.enpi-info.eu/countrymed.php?country=1 EU Neighbourhood Info Centre: Algeria]