AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Algeria
Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Shabiyah


  • Capital: Algiers
  • Population: 29,183,000
  • Population Density: 32 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Arab-Berber 99%
  • Official Language(s): Arabic
  • Religious Beliefs: Sunni Muslim 99%
  • Area: 919,595 square miles
  • Topography: Fertile plains 50-100 miles wide called the Tell are locasted on the coast. Two major chains of the Atlas Mountains encircle a dry plateau. South of this region lies the Sahara desert.

    Classroom Activity: Geography and Culture

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