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Area > Comparative slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Area > Land	2,381,740 sq km		[11th of 238]
Area > Total	2,381,740 sq km		[18th of 250]
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
Forested Land	0.9%		[182nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	28 00 N, 3 00 E
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
Land use > Arable land	3.17%		[165th of 258]
Largest city	Algiers
Largest city population	3,705,000		[29th of 174]
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
Population density	13.07 people per sqkm		[196th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	13.79 people/m²		[175th of 204]
Precipitation	686 mm		[54th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	2,381,740 km²		[11th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Tahat

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