Algeria
At a glance
- Official languages
- Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
- Currency
- Algerian dinar (DZD)
- Government
- People's republic
- Legislature
- Parliament of Algeria
- Demonym
- Algerian
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +213
- Internet TLD
- .dz
- ISO 3166
- DZ
- Established
- 1962
- Highest point
- Mount Tahat (2,908 m (9,541 ft))
- National anthem
- Kassaman
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Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations5 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History11 leaders · click to expand
Tebboune era
Sifi Ghrieb✦ Current
2025–PresentPrime Minister
Abdelmadjid Tebboune✦ Current
2019–PresentPresident
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Sifi Ghrieb✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2025–Present |
| Abdelmadjid Tebboune✦ Current | President | 2019–Present |
Hirak transition
Abdelkader Bensalah
2019–2019President (interim, Council of the Nation)
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelkader Bensalah | President (interim, Council of the Nation) | 2019–2019 |
Bouteflika era
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
1999–2019President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika | President | 1999–2019 |
Civil war (Black Decade)
Liamine Zéroual
1994–1999President
Ali Kafi
1992–1994President (High Council of State Chairman)
Mohamed Boudiaf
1992–1992President (High Council of State Chairman)
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Liamine Zéroual | President | 1994–1999 |
| Ali Kafi | President (High Council of State Chairman) | 1992–1994 |
| Mohamed Boudiaf | President (High Council of State Chairman) | 1992–1992 |
One-party era & liberalization
Chadli Bendjedid
1979–1992President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Chadli Bendjedid | President | 1979–1992 |
Independence & one-party era
Rabah Bitat
1978–1979President
⚠️ Houari Boumédiène
1965–1978President
Ahmed Ben Bella
1963–1965President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rabah Bitat | President | 1978–1979 |
| ⚠️ Houari Boumédiène | President | 1965–1978 |
| Ahmed Ben Bella | President | 1963–1965 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19454 interstate wars · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sahara War● | 1975–1991 | Morocco,Mauritania,France | 10,000–20,000 |
| Yom Kippur War● | 1973 | Israel | 10,521–21,300 |
| Six-Day War● | 1967 | Israel | 12,336–19,264 |
| Sand War | 1963–1964 | Morocco | 69–500 |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
Billionaires1 · $3.6B combined · click to expand
| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1182 | Issad Rebrab & family | $3.6B | Food & Beverage |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
National Teams
Algeria on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
National Teams Champions
Every major championship won by Algeria's national teams, newest first. 2 in total.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019-07-19 | Algeria | Africa Cup of Nations |
| 1990 | 1990-03-16 | Algeria | Africa Cup of Nations |
Provinces
58 entries listed under Algeria. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Algeria metro footprint
21 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
21 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #253 | Algiers★ Capital▲ Largest | Algiers | 4.8M | 10.6 | Regional Hub |
| #1455 | Oran | Oran | 1.1M | 0.9 | Local Metro |
| #1543 | Constantine | Constantine | 752K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1706 | Sétif | Sétif | 288K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1755 | Chlef | Chlef | 179K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1988 | Annaba | Annaba | 503K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2139 | Batna | Batna | 291K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2269 | Béjaïa | Béjaïa | 178K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2296 | Béchar | Béchar | 166K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2347 | Mostaganem | Mostaganem | 146K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2376 | Tizi Ouzou | Tizi Ouzou | 135K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2379 | Jijel | Jijel | 135K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2459 | Khenchela | Khenchela | 109K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2523 | El Bayadh | El Bayadh | 92K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2635 | Rouissat | Ouargla | 58K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2649 | Akbou | Béjaïa | 53K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3107 | Djelfa | Djelfa | 289K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3201 | Sidi Bel Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | 213K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3217 | Biskra | Biskra | 206K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3227 | Tiaret | Tiaret | 201K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3236 | Tébessa | Tébessa | 197K | 0.1 | Local Metro |