What continent does Algeria come from?

Algeria is a country in the Maghreb of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Libya and Tunisia in the east, Niger, Mali and Mauritania in the southeast and Mauritania in the south, and Morocco in the west.

Algeria ranks first among African countries, Mediterranean countries and Arab countries, ranking 10 in the world, with a population of 45.35 million (202 1), most of which are Arabs, followed by Berbers (about 20% of the total population), with a land area of 2.38 million square kilometers. Algiers, the capital, is divided into 58 provinces.

The name Algeria comes from the name of the city and the capital Algiers, which means "island" in Arabic, referring to the four islands in the bay of the previous city. After 1525, these four islands gradually integrated with the mainland.

Geographical environment:

The largest country in Africa. Located in northwest Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Tunisia and Libya in the east, Niger, Mali and Mauritania in the south, Morocco and Western Sahara in the west. The north-south line is about 2000 kilometers long, the widest from east to west is about 1800 kilometers, and the coastline is about 1200 kilometers long. The land area is 2.38 million square kilometers.

Algeria is divided into three parts: the coastal plains and hills along the Mediterranean coast, the central plateau and the southern Sahara desert. The desert covers an area of more than 2 million square kilometers, accounting for about 85% of the total land area.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Algeria