Land boundaries: 6,343 km Morocco 1,559 km, Mali 1,376 km, Libya 982 km, Tunisia 965 km, Niger 956 km, Mauritania 463 km, Western Sahara 42 km
Maritime claims
32–52 nm
Highest point
Mount Tahat, 3,003 m
Lowest point
Chott Melrhir, −40 m (131 ft)
Longest river
Chelif River, 230 km
Climate
arid to semiarid
Terrain
mostly high plateau and desert, mountains, narrow coastal plain[1]
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc[1]
Natural hazards
earthquakes, mudslides, floods, droughts
Environmental issues
soil erosion, desertification, pollution
Exclusive economic zone
126,353 km2 (48,785 sq mi)
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Algeria comprises 2,381,740 square kilometres (919,590 sq mi) of land, more than 80% of which is desert, in North Africa, between Morocco and Tunisia.[2][1] It is the largest country in Africa.[1] Its Arabic name, Al Jazair (the islands), is believed to derive from the rocky islands along the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.[2] The northern portion, an area of mountains, valleys, and plateaus between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert, forms an integral part of the section of North Africa known as the Maghreb.[2] This area includes Morocco, Tunisia, and the northwestern portion of Libya known historically as Tripolitania.[2]
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