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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]
Background: File:Algeria_location_map.svg. NGDC World Data Bank II (public domain) NGDC GSHHS; Relief: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM3 v.2) (public domain) Reference for the boundaries: SGIIAR (Système de Gestion Intégré de l'Information Agricole et Rurale of Algeria). Evolution: 1830-1930: File:Algérie 1830-1930.JPG
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]
France occupied much of the northern coastal areas of Algeria in the period 1830–47, which had hitherto been subject to the nominal control of the Ottoman Empire. [3] [4] The border emerged during the 'Scramble for Africa', a period of intense competition between European powers in the later 19th century for territory and influence in Africa.
The French Republic [1] has terrestrial borders with 10 sovereign states, 8 bordering Metropolitan France [2] and 2 bordering the Overseas Departments [3] [4] of France, totaling 3,959 kilometres (2,460 mi). In addition, the territories of France border an additional 5 countries and territories.
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
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;
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, 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 .