Geography of Algeria

Geography of Algeria
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Continent	Africa
Region	North Africa
Coordinates	28°00′N 3°00′E / 28.000°N 3.000°E
Area	Ranked 10th
• Total	2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi)
• Land	100%
• Water	0%
Coastline	2,148 km (1,335 mi)
Borders	Land boundaries: 6,343 km; Morocco 1,559 km, ; Mali 1,376 km, ; Libya 982 km, ; Tunisia 965 km, ; Niger 956 km, ; Mauritania 463 km, ; Western Sahara 42 km
Maritime claims	32–52 nm
Highest point	Mount Tahat, 3,003 m
Lowest point	Chott Melrhir, −40 m (131 ft)
Longest river	Chelif River, 230 km
Climate	arid to semiarid
Terrain	mostly high plateau and desert, mountains, narrow coastal plain
Natural resources	petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
Natural hazards	earthquakes, mudslides, floods, droughts
Environmental issues	soil erosion, desertification, pollution
Exclusive economic zone	126,353 km2 (48,785 sq mi)

Algeria comprises 2,381,740 square kilometres (919,590 sq mi) of land, more than 80% of which is desert, in North Africa, between Morocco and Tunisia.^[2]^[1] It is the largest country in Africa.^[1] Its Arabic name, Al Jazair (the islands), is believed to derive from the rocky islands along the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.^[2] The northern portion, an area of mountains, valleys, and plateaus between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert, forms an integral part of the section of North Africa known as the Maghreb.^[2] This area includes Morocco, Tunisia, and the northwestern portion of Libya known historically as Tripolitania.^[2]

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[:0-2] Deeb, Mary-Jane (1993). "Physical Setting". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Algeria: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 69–76. OCLC 44230753. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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