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 | Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
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| Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia |
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| Area: |
2,381,740 sq km |
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| Climate: |
arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer
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| Terrain: |
mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain |
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| Population: |
31,133,486 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
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| Languages: |
Algiers |
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| Capital: |
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