Algeria is located in North Africa, between Morocco and Tunisia. With an area of 2,381,741 square kilometers, this country is the largest country in Africa. More than four fifths of this country is desert. Algeria is part of a larger region known as the Arab Maghreb. The Arab Maghreb includes Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania from east to west. The name Algeria refers to the small islands that used to be found in the harbor of its capital, Algiers.
The total borders of Algeria with neighboring countries are 6,764 km. The border length of this country with Libya is 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km.