Does Algeria speak French?
French is widely spoken in Algeria but is not an official language; its use has declined recently.
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French is widely spoken in Algeria but is not an official language; its use has declined recently.
Algeria's official languages are Arabic and Tamazight, with French and Algerian Arabic widely spoken.
Algeria's country code DZ comes from 'Dzayer', the local Arabic name for the country, following the ISO standard of using native language names.