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Algeria Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/algeria/algeria_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia Geographic coordinates 28 00 N, 3 00 E Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas Land boundaries
Coastline 998 km Maritime claims
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 Terrain mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain Elevation extremes
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc Land use
Irrigated land 5,550 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mud slides Environment - current issues 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
Geography - note
second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |