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Algeria
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia. Geographic coordinates: 28 00 N, 3 00 E Area: total: 2,381,740 sq km, Land: 2,381,740 sq km, Border Countries: Libya 982 km, Mali 1,376 km, Mauritania 463 km, Population: 33,769,668 (July 2008 est.) Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% Languages: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
Government type: Republic,
Capital: Algiers 
Independence: 5 July 1962 (from France), Government: Parliamentary republic.
Geography: Nearly four times the size of Texas, Algeria is bordered on the west by Morocco and Western Sahara
and on the east by Tunisia and Libya. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north, and to the south are Mauritania, Mali, and Niger.
The Saharan region, which is 85% of the country, is almost completely uninhabited.
The highest point is Mount Tahat in the Sahara, which rises 9,850 ft (3,000 m).
