Overview

Algeria covers 2,380,000 km², with essentially no water surface. Its 48 million people belong to 2 ethnic groups practicing Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, across beaches, Mediterranean scrub, highland forest, steppe, desert, and oases with palm groves, with 5 wadis, 6 international airports, 6 ports, a railway, and an excellent road network, plus 6 hydroelectric plants. 57 cities range from 100,500 to 665,000, and two more reach roughly 1,192,000 and 3,248,000.