Algeria Geography

Country Name: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Capital City: Algiers

Population: 32,930,091 (2006)

Population Growth: 1.22% (2006)

Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)

Languages: Arabic

Area: 2,381,740 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 15.7% (2006)

Domain extension: .dz

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ALGERIA

Location:

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia

Geographic Co-ordinates:

28 00 N, 3 00 E

Area - total:

2,381,740 sq km

Area - total:

2,381,740 sq km

Area - land:

2,381,740 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

6,343 km

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

Terrain:

mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

Elevation - highest point:

Tahat 3,003 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Chott Melrhir -40 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc

Arable Land:

3.17%

Permanent Crops:

0.28%

Other Land Use:

96.55% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season