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Fun fact 4 about Algeria

"Algeria" page in the Civitates Orbis Terrarium of 1575
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The Regency of Algiers was founded in 1516 by the corsair brothers Aruj Barbarossa and Hayreddin Barbarossa.

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Algeria

Population
47.4M
Area
2.38M km²
Capital
Algiers
Continent
Africa
33rd most populous country in the world

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Spanning over 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), it is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world.

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