Algeria map
Google Maps, detailed facts of Algeria (ISO: DZ) and the capital city, Algiers. This page lets you explore Algeria and its land boundaries in total: 6,734 km. You may also view the border countries of Algeria (total: 7, Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km with its area of total: 2,381,741 sq km; land: 2,381,741 sq km, water: 0 sq km through detailed Satellite imagery – fast and easy as never before – with Google Maps.
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Algeria Google Maps & Facts
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Geographical facts about Algeria including Algiers, the capital city of Algeria |
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| Name of the country: | Algeria | Capital city: | Algiers |
| Geographical coordinates of Algeria: | 28 00 N, 3 00 E | Geographical coordinates of Algiers: | 36 45 N 3 03 E |
| Location of Algeria: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia | Continent / area: | Africa |
| The area of Algeria: | total: 2,381,741 sq km; land: 2,381,741 sq km, water: 0 sq km | Area comparative of Algeria: | slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas |
| The elevation data of Algeria: | mean elevation: 800 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m, highest point: Tahat 3,003 m | The climate of Algeria: | arid to semiarid: mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast: drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau: sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer |
| Land use of Algeria: | agricultural land: 17.3%; arable land 3.1%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 13.8%; forest: 0.6%; other: 82% (2011 estimate) | Irrigated land: | 5,700 sq km (2012) |
| Geographical notes of Algeria: | largest country in Africa | The terrain of Algeria: | mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Land boundaries of Algeria: | total: 6,734 km | Borders countries of Algeria: | Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km |
| Maritime claims of Algeria: | territorial sea: 12 nautical miles, exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nautical miles | ||
Fast Facts about Algeria
Are you traveling to Algeria? When you are on the way to exploring foreign countries in Africa, it is always good to be aware of the nature of that specific nation and its surroundings, in this case, Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia.
Did you know that the legal system of Algeria is a mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law, judicial review of legislative acts in an ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials, including several Supreme Court justices?
When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in Algeria, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total 113,655 km, paved: 87,605 km (including 645 km of expressways), unpaved: 26,050 km (2010)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: ALGIERS (capital) 2.594 million; Oran 858,000 (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 70.7% of the total population (2015).
The total population in Algeria is 40,263,711 (July 2016 estimate), with a population growth rate of 1.77% (2016 estimate), and the most widely spoken language(s) are Arabic (official language), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official language); dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq). These days, Algeria has to face a net migration rate of -0.9 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
You may find the following ethnic groups in Algeria nowadays: Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%note: although almost all Algerians are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as Berber, about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has offered to begin sponsoring teaching Berber language in schools.
The right to vote in Algeria can be exercised by the population from the age of 18 years of age, universal, and the following ways can earn citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: the mother must be a citizen of Algeria. Dual citizenship recognized: no. Residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years.
In case you plan to visit Algeria for shopping or business purposes, it is good to know that the national holiday(s) in Algeria is Revolution Day, 1 November (1954).
Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several risks/hazards on your way. In the case of Algeria, these are the most likely dangers you might face: mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes, mudslides, and floods in the rainy season. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Algiers and/or Algeria?
Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in Algeria, the population has to face a death rate of 4.3 deaths / per 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
Travel references about Algeria
To improve your travel experience, you may do it better to understand at least one of Algeria’s most widely spoken languages. Here, they are Arabic (official language), French (lingua franca), Berber or Tamazight (official language); dialects include Kabyle Berber (Taqbaylit), Shawiya Berber (Tacawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq).
For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .dz
Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its climate typically is like this; arid to semiarid: mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast: drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau: sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer.
Its capital city is Algiers, where the local time zone is UTC+1, which is 6 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time. Note that the timezone in Algiers is N/A.
For nature lovers, we do note the following elevation data regarding Algeria: mean elevation: 800 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m, highest point: Tahat 3,003 m. The length of its total coastline is 998 km, and the length of the land boundaries is a total of 6,734 km.
Current environmental issues in Algeria: soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices, desertification, dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents are leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters. Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water.
And again – in case if you missed it-, those natural hazards, that are threatening your journey: mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season.
For your traveling options, there are 157 (2016) airports and 3 (2013) heliports in Algeria, all together with N/A waterways and roadways in total: total: 113,655 km, paved: 87,605 km (including 645 km of expressways), unpaved: 26,050 km (2010).
Background of Algeria
Like every nation, Algeria also has its historical background, and it has shaped its social, cultural, political, and geographical characteristics. After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria’s primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest. Still, the surprising first-round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths – many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late 1990s, and FIS’s armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000.
With the backing of the military, Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA won the presidency in 1999, which was widely viewed as fraudulent, and won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The government 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women’s quotas for elected assemblies while also increasing subsidies to the populace. Since 2014, Algeria’s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices. Source: CIA, The World Factbook.
