Flag of Algeria

🎨 What the flag means

Algeria's flag is split into a green half and a white half, with a red crescent moon and star in the middle. The crescent and star are symbols of Islam, the main religion. People often say the green stands for Islam and the land, and the white for purity and peace.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

45.6 million (2026)

🏙️ Capital

Algiers3.4 million people (2011)

🗣️ Main language

Arabic

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Algeria is the largest country in Africa by area, and the huge Sahara desert covers most of it.
2. The fennec fox, a tiny desert fox with giant ears, is Algeria's national animal.
3. In the Tassili n'Ajjer mountains, ancient people painted pictures on rocks showing life in the Sahara long ago.