GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS

Algeria

Algeria is Africa’s largest sovereign country by area. The Tell and Atlas country in the north contrasts with a vast Saharan interior, including the Hoggar.

Fast Facts

  • More than four-fifths of the country lies in the Sahara.
  • Oil and natural gas, much of it from Saharan fields such as Hassi Messaoud and Hassi R’Mel, dominate its exports.
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