2020513 ensp 0183 enspCoordinates Algeria 230 l ˈ dʒ ɪər i ə alJEEReeə officially the People s Democratic Republic of Algeria is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa The capital and most populous city is Algiers loed in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean coast With an area of 2 381 741 square kilometres 919 595 sq mi Algeria is the tenthlargest country in the