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 Algeria
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007| Introduction - Algeria: |  | Location - 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) |  |  |  | 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) |  |  |  | People - Algeria: |  | Government - Algeria: |  | Economy - Algeria: |  | Communications - Algeria: |  | Transportation - Algeria: |  | Military - Algeria: |  Source: CIA >>>
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