| | Geographic Coordinates: | 28 00 N, 3 00 E | | Location: | Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia | | Area: | total: 2,381,740 sq km
land: 2,381,740 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas | | Land boundaries: | total: 6,343 km
border countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Morocco 1,559 km, Niger 956 km, Tunisia 965 km, Western Sahara 42 km | | Coastline: | 998 km | | Terrain: | mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m
highest point: Tahat 3,003 m | | Capital: | 48 provinces (wilayat, singular - wilaya); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger, Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanghasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen |
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