Passport card
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Algeria
- Capital
- Algiers
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Algerian dinar
- Languages
- Arabic and Tamazight
- People
- About 4.7 crore
- Size
- About 23.8 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
- Free since
- 5 July 1962
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Algiers
⭐ Algeria is the largest country in Africa, and more than four-fifths of it is the Sahara.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Algeria
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Algeria
Turn the globe with your finger. Algeria has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Algeria and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1.4 times the size of Algeria.
- PeopleIndia has about 31 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 4.7 crore in Algeria.
- DistanceAlgiers is about 6,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeAlgeria is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Algiers.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Algeria, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Algeria
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Algeria's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Algeria back on the map
Algeria and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Algeria worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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