Algeria
The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ('Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah) is a country in Northern Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia. The capital is Algiers.
Algeria's terrain is mostly high plateau and desert with some mountains and a narrow, discontinuous coastal plain. The mountainous areas are subject to severe earthquakes and mud slides.
The climate is arid to semiarid with mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; the high plateaus are drier with cold winters and hot summers; Algeria is prone to sirocco, a hot dust- and sand-laden wind especially common in summer.
Area:Total--2,381,740 sq. km. Land--2,381,740 sq. km.; water--0 sq. km. More than 3 times the size of Texas.
Land use: Arable land--3%; permanent crops--0%, permanent pastures--13%; forests and woodland--2%.