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Area > Comparative slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas |
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Area > Land
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2,381,740 sq km |
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[11th of 238]
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Area > Total
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2,381,740 sq km |
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[18th of 250]
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Capital city with population Algiers - 1,519,570 (1998) |
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 |
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Forested Land
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0.9% |
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[182nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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28 00 N, 3 00 E |
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Land boundaries > 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 |
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Land use > Arable land
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3.17% |
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[165th of 258]
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Largest city
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Algiers |
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Largest city population
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3,705,000 |
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[29th of 174]
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Largest city with population Algiers - 1,519,570 (1998) |
Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
Map references Africa |
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
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Population density
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13.07 people per sqkm |
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[196th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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13.79 people/m²
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[175th of 204]
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Precipitation
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686 mm |
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[54th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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2,381,740 km²
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[11th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain Tahat |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah, Al Jaza'ir, algeria b
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