| Territory |
| . |
Total
|
| Surface
area (km²) |
2.382.000 |
| Land
area (km²) |
2.381.741 |
| Coastline
(km) |
998 |
|
| Climate |
Arid to Semiarid
-
Along the coast:
Mild, wet winter with hot, dry summers.
-
On hight plateau:
Drier with cold winters and hot summers.
|
| Relief |
-
Mostly high plateau
and desert: Some mountains; narrow, discontonuous coastal plain.
|
|
|
Land
Use
|
| . |
Total
(km²)
|
Total
(%)
|
| Land
area |
2.381.741 |
100% |
| Arable
Lands |
71.452 |
3% |
| Meadows
& Pastures |
309.626 |
13% |
| Forest
& Woodland |
47.634 |
2% |
| Permanent
Crops |
0 |
0% |
| Other |
1.953.027 |
82% |
|
| Demographical
Data |
|
General
Data
|
| |
1975 |
1985 |
1990 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| Population
(Millions) |
16,02 |
21,89 |
25,07 |
26,90 |
27,56 |
28,55 |
| Density
(hab/km²) |
6,73 |
9,19 |
10,53 |
11,29 |
11,57 |
11,99 |
| Total
Growth (%) |
- |
3,17 |
2,75 |
2,38 |
2,45 |
3,59 |
| Net
Migration Rate |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Population
Structure
|
Birth
and Death Rates
|
|
|
1975
|
1985
|
1995
|
|
1993
|
|
Urban
Population (%)
|
40,30
|
47,50
|
55,80
|
Crude
Birth / 1000 hab.
|
30,38
|
|
Rural
Population (%)
|
59,70
|
52,50
|
44,20
|
Crude
Death / 1000 hab.
|
6,41
|
|
| Language,
Minorities and Relgions |
|
Languages
|
| Official
Language |
Other
Languages |
| Arabic |
French
and several Berber dialects |
| Ethnic
Divisions |
Religions |
| |
Total
(%) |
|
Total
(%) |
| Arab-Berber |
99 |
Muslim
(State Religion) |
99 |
| European |
1 |
Christian
and Jewish |
1 |
|
| Health |
|
General
Data
|
| |
1975-80 |
1985-90 |
1990-95 |
| Life
Expectancy (years) |
57,5 |
65,0 |
67,1 |
| Fertility
Rate per Woman |
7,17 |
4,97 |
3,85 |
| Infant
Mortality Rate / 1000 Births |
112 |
67 |
55 |
| Nº
Doctors / 1000 Hab. |
0,12 |
0,13 |
0,94 |
|
| Education |
|
Culture
|
| |
Total
(%) |
Male
(%) |
Female
(%) |
| Literacy |
61,60 |
70,00 |
46,00 |
| Schooling |
| 12-17
Years (%) |
59,30 |
University
(%) |
11,40 |
|
| Transport
Infrastructure |
|
Airports
|
Railroads |
| Total |
141
|
Total
(km) |
4.060
|
| Usable |
124 |
Land
Area / km of Railroad (km²) |
0,6 |
| With
Permanent Runways |
53 |
| With
Runways Over 3659 m |
2 |
Persons
/ km of Railroad |
7.291 |
| With
Runways 2.440-3.659 m |
32 |
Private
Owned Railways Operate |
|
| With
Runways 1220-2439 m |
65 |
| Highways |
Pipelines
(km) |
| Total
(km) |
90.031 |
Crude
Oil |
6.612 |
| Total
Paved (km) |
58.868 |
Petroleum
Products |
298 |
| Total
Gravel, crushed stone, improved and unimproved earth (km) |
31.163 |
Natural
Gas |
2.948 |
| Land
Area / km of Highways (km²) |
26,5 |
Total |
9.858 |
| Persons
/ km of Highways |
467 |
|
|
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