Algeria

Algeria

Algeria ranks 59th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nigeria, Peru, and Iceland. Memorable people born in present day Algeria include Augustine of Hippo, Albert Camus, and Yves Saint Laurent. Memorable people who died in Algeria include Augustine of Hippo, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Cleopatra Selene II. Algeria has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and military personnels.

Algeria, 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, located 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 tenth-largest country in the world, and the largest by area in the African Union and the Arab world. With an estimated population of over 44 million, it is the ninth-most populous country in Africa. Read more on Wikipedia