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The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria is the largest country in Africa, having an estimated population of thirty-six million as of 2011 (Algerian Office of National Statistics). It borders on the Mediterranean Sea with a coastline stretching close to 998 kilometers between Morocco and Tunisia. The geography is diverse and can be divided into three zones by the Tellian and Saharan Atlas mountain ranges, which cross the country from the east to west: the fertile coastal plain in the north, the Haut Plateau region, and the desert. Nearly 80% of the country is comprised of desert, steppes, wasteland, and mountains.
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Laaredj-Campbell, A. (2016). Geographic Location and Demography. In: Changing Female Literacy Practices in Algeria. Edition Centaurus - Sozioökonomische Prozesse in Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11633-0_2
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