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Location:
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between
Algeria and Libya
Geographic coordinates:
34 00 N, 9 00 E
Area:
total: 163,610 sq km
land: 155,360 sq km
water: 8,250 sq km
Land boundaries:
total: 1,424 km
border countries: Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
Coastline:
1,148 km
Climate:
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry
summers; desert in south
Terrain:
mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south
merges into the Sahara
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
Land use:
arable land: 17.05%
permanent crops: 13.08%
other: 69.87% (2005)
Irrigated land:
3,940 sq km (2003)
Environment - current issues:
toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses
health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural
fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil
erosion; desertification ©
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