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Africa’s largest country is Algeria. Algeria is located in North Africa and its area is about 2.38 million square kilometers. The capital of the state is Algiers. Algeria borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north and shares borders with several other African states, such as Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.<\/p>\n

Algeria is also the largest country in Africa in terms of population, and about 43 million people live there. The official language of the country is Arabic, but French is widely used in administration and education. Algeria is known, among other things, for its oil and gas industry, and it is one of the economically strongest countries in Africa.<\/p>\n

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Africa’s largest country is Algeria. Algeria is located in North Africa and its area is about 2.38 million square kilometers. The capital of the state is Algiers. Algeria borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north and shares borders with several other African states, such as Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. 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