| Climate Algeria :
| 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
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| Terrain Algeria :
| mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
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| Elevation extremes lowest Algeria :
| Chott Melrhir -40 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Algeria :
| Tahat 3,003 m
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| Natural resources Algeria :
| petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc
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| Land use arableland Algeria :
| 3,22%
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| Irrigated land Algeria :
| 5,600 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Algeria :
| mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season
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| Environment current issues Algeria :
| 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
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| Geography note Algeria :
| second-largest country in Africa (after Sudan)
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