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Africa > Algeria > Geography

ALGERIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land 11 sq km [th of 236]
Area > Total 17 sq km [th of 248]
Area > Water 228 sq km [th of 237]
Climate 7
Coastline 90 km [th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point 5
Elevation extremes > Lowest point 5
Forested Land 182% [th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 7
Geography > Note 7
Land boundaries > Border countries 6
Land use > Arable land 167 % [th of 241]
Largest city 5
Largest city population 29 [th of 174]
Location 7
Map references 5
Natural resources 5
Population density 196 people per sqkm [th of 256]
Precipitation 54 mm [th of 95]
Terrain 4

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SOURCES: Total land area in square kilometres ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Lowest point relative to sea level ; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources. ; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; Length of land boundaries by border country ; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice ; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography

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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