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Algeria map of Köppen climate classification zones Satellite map of Algeria Shaded relief map of Algeria with settlements and roads. 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]
Algeria, [e] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, [f] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
Pages in category "Borders of Algeria" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Algeria–Libya border;
The border consists of three straight lines proceeding northeast between the tripoints with Mali and Libya. [2] The westernmost line runs from the Malian tripoint to the Agadez-Tamanrasset highway for 175 km (109 mi); the middle section run for 229 km (142 mi) up to the vicinity of I-n-Azaoua; and the final and longest segment runs for 552 km (343 mi) up to the Libyan tripoint.
[3] [2] France gradually pushed inland, annexing the Saharan areas of Algeria in 1902. [2] The border from the coast south to Bir Ramane was established by various French decrees, notably those of 1888-89 and 1901. [2]
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas. The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas. Disputed areas are not considered.
Map of Morocco, with Algeria to the east. The Algeria–Morocco border is 1,427 km (887 mi) in length and runs from Mediterranean Sea in the north, to the tripoint with Western Sahara in the south. [1] The border has been officially closed to all travel since 1994, although clandestine crossings are common. [2]
An enlargeable topographic map of Algeria. Geography of Algeria. Algeria is: a country; Population of Algeria: 45,400,000 people [1] (2022 estimate) - 33rd most populous country; Area of Algeria: 2,381,741 km 2 (919,595 sq mi) - 10th largest country. List of Algerian provinces by area; Atlas of Algeria