Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Libya
34 00 N, 9 00 E
Africa
total: 163,610 sq km
land: 155,360 sq km
water: 8,250 sq km
slightly larger than Georgia
total: 1,495 km
border countries (2): Algeria 1,034 km; Libya 461 km
1,148 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south
mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara
highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m
lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
mean elevation: 246 m
petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt
agricultural land: 64.8% (2018 est.)
arable land: 18.3% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 15.4% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 31.1% (2018 est.)
forest: 6.6% (2018 est.)
other: 28.6% (2018 est.)
3,920 sq km (2013)
North Western Sahara Aquifer System
the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated as shown in this population distribution map
flooding; earthquakes; droughts
strategic location in central Mediterranean; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration
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