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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic
Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Geographic coordinates: 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Map references: Africa
Area:
total: 266,000 sq km
land: 266,000 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: about the size of Colorado
Land boundaries:
total: 2,046 km
border countries: Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco
443 km
Coastline: 1,110 km
Maritime claims: contingent upon resolution of sovereignty
issue
Climate: hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air
currents produce fog and heavy dew
Terrain: mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky
or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m
highest point: unnamed location 463 m
Natural resources: phosphates, iron ore
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 19%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 81%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind
can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists
60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Environment - current issues: sparse water and lack of arable
land
Environment - international agreements:
party to: none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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