🚩 Flag of Algeria

The national flag of Algeria consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star…

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The story of this flag

The national flag of Algeria consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star and crescent, a symbol of Islam as the nation's prominent faith. The flag was adopted on 3 July 1962. A similar version was used by the Algerian government in exile from 1958 to 1962. The Western blazon is per pale vert and argent; a crescent and star gules.

Quoted from Flag of Algeria on English Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 — the article lists the sources it was written from. Summary retrieved 2026-10-29.

Algeria at a glance

Official name	People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Capital	Algiers
Continent	Africa · Northern Africa
Population	46,164,219
Area	2,381,741 km²
Languages	Arabic
Currency	Algerian dinar (DZD)
Internet TLD	.dz
Calling code	+213