Algeria covers an area of , making it the world's tenth largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa, more than 200 times as large as the continent's smallest country, The Gambia.
ældʒˈɪɹiə kˈʌvɚz ɐn ˈɛɹiə ʌv , mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə wˈɜːldz tˈɛnθ lˈɑːɹdʒɪst nˈeɪʃən baɪ ˈɛɹiə, ænd ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst nˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈæfɹɪkə, mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈaɪmz æz lˈɑːɹdʒ æz ðə kˈɑːntɪnənts smˈɔːlɪst kˈʌntɹi, ðə ɡˈæmbiə.