Algeria

From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.

Algeria on a world map
Enlarge
Algeria on a world map

Algeria is a country in the Western part of North Africa. The capital city is Algiers.

Official languages are Arabic and Berber. French is widely spoken too.

It became independent from France in July 3, 1962

This short article needs someone to make it better.
You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

Countries and territories of Africa

Independent: Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Somaliland | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Western Sahara | Zambia | Zimbabwe

Governed by other countries: Canary Islands | Ceuta and Melilla | Madeira Islands | Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena and dependencies