ALGERIA   is a country in north Africa, It is bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco as well as a few kilometers of its annexed territory, Western Sahara, in the west.

Official name People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
The land area (km2) 2,381,741
Population (2000 est.) 31,624,000
Language Arabic, French
Capital Algiers