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Geography
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara
32 00 N, 5 00 W
Area: 
total: 446,550 sq km
country comparison to the world: 
57
land: 446,300 sq km
water: 250 sq km
slightly larger than California
total: 2,017.9 km
border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km
1,835 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Current Weather
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior
northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains
lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m
phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt
arable land: 19%
permanent crops: 2%
other: 79% (2005)
14,450 sq km (2003)
29 cu km (2003)
total: 12.6 cu km/yr (10%/3%/87%)
per capita: 400 cu m/yr (2000)
northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar
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