Algeria: Geography#
| Location | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 28 00 N, 3 00 E 28.0,3.0 |
| Area | total: 2,381,741 sq km land: 2,381,741 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 6,734 km border countries: Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km |
| Coastline | 998 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m highest point: Tahat 3,003 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Tahat 2918 m According to Geonames: Tinra 2752 m; Tizoûyadj 2702 m; Hadedou 2612 m; Oul 2602 m; Issou 2543 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
| Natural Hazards | mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
| Land Use | arable land: 3.15% permanent crops: 0.38% other: 96.46% (2011) |
| 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 |
| Irrigated Land | 5,694 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 11.67 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Algiers; Wahran; Constantine; Batnah; Bab Azwar According to Geonames: Algiers; Boumerdas; Oran; Tébessa; Constantine Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | largest country in Africa Important Rivers |