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