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Algeria is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia, in the timezone GMT 1. The country has
boundaries of 6,343 - Libya 982, Mali 1,376, Mauritania 463, Morocco 1,559, Niger 956, Tunisia 965, Western Sahara 42 (km), and a coastline of 998 (km). Major urban areas: Algiers, Annaba, Constantine, Oran, Tlemcen.
Elevations
Lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m
Highest point: Tahat 3,003 m
Physical Features
Mainly dominated by high plateau and deserts, also mountains and narrow coastal plain: Atlas mountains (1,800 m), High plateau (1,200 m), Hoggar Mountains (3,003 m), Sahara desert (8,600,000 km2)
Hazards
Mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods
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
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)
Renewable Water Resources
14.3 cu km (1997)
Fresh Water Withdrawal
total: 6.07 cu km/yr (22%/13%/65%) per capita: 185 cu m/yr (2000)
Environmental 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
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