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Geography of Algeria
Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
Geographic coordinates: |
28 00 N, 3 00 E |
Map references: |
Africa |
Area: |
total: 2,381,740 sq km land: 2,381,740 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas |
Land boundaries: |
total: 6,343 km border countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km |
Coastline: |
998 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm |
Climate: |
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer |
Terrain: |
mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m highest point: Tahat 3,003 m |
Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
Land use: |
arable land: 3.17% permanent crops: 0.28% other: 96.55% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
5,690 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
14.3 cu km (1997) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 6.07 cu km/yr (22%/13%/65%) per capita: 185 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards: |
mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season |
Environment - current issues: |
soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water |
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: |
second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan) |
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Country Profile of Algeria
Communications of Algeria
Economy of Algeria
Geography of Algeria
Government of Algeria
Transnational Issues of Algeria
Military of Algeria
People of Algeria
Transportation of Algeria
The information above is a partial reproduction of Google Maps and the CIA World Factbook.
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