Algeria is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia.
Algeria's area - comparative: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas. Land boundaries: total: 6,343 km Algeria 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
Geography - note: Algeria is the second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
Algeria's coastline: 998 km
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: lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m highest point: Tahat 3,003 m
Land use: arable land: 3% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 13% forests and woodland: 2% other: 82% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 5,550 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mud slides.
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