Located in North Africa, Algeria is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea (1200km) on the north, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania on the west, Mali and Niger on the south and Libya and Tunisia on the east.
Climate:
Mediterranean along the coasts with anpluviometry which rises from the West to the East, condensed between September and May (temperatures range from 15° in winter, to between 25°-35° in Summer); Continental in high plains with hotsummers and cold winters. Desert weather in the south with precipitations and temperatures that can be as high as 50° in summers and strong diurnal amplitudes (very cold nights).
Population:
33.8 million inhabitants (2007)of which 50.5% men and 49.5% female
Life expectancy:
Ave 71.5 years
Literacy Rate:
98%
Income per person:
3403 USD
Unemployment rate:
15.3% (2005)
G D P:
5.1% (2005)
Inflation:
1.6% (3/2006)
Growth Rate:
4.7%
Foreign Reserves:
78 Billion USD against 4.4 Billion USD in 1999
External Debt:
4.6 Billion USD against 28.3 Billion USD in 1999
Natural Resources:
Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead zinc, gold.
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