| Territory |
| . |
Total
|
| Surface
area (km²) |
163.610 |
| Land
area (km²) |
155.360 |
| Coastline
(km) |
1.148 |
| Climate |
-
Temperate on the
mediterranean coast.
-
Hot and dry inland.
-
Desert in the
south.
|
| Relief |
Mountains
in north, dry central plain, semiarid south merges in Sahara.
|
|
|
Land
Use
|
|
.
|
Total
(km²)
|
Total
(%)
|
| Land
area |
155.360 |
100% |
| Arable
Lands |
31.072 |
20% |
| Meadows
& Pastures |
29.518 |
19% |
| Forest
& Woodland |
6.214 |
4% |
| Permanent
Crops |
15.536 |
10% |
| Other |
73.019 |
47% |
|
|
Demographical
Data
|
|
General
Data
|
|
|
1975
|
1985
|
1990
|
1995
|
| Population
(Millions) |
5,6 |
7,2 |
8,1 |
8,9 |
| Density
(hab/km²) |
34,3 |
43,9 |
49,5 |
54,5 |
| Total
Growth (%) |
|
2,5 |
2,5 |
1,3 |
| Net
Migration Rate |
|
|
|
|
|
| Population
Structure |
Birth
and Death Rates |
| . |
1975 |
1985 |
1995 |
. |
1993 |
| Urban
Population (%) |
49,8 |
53,0 |
56,3 |
Crude
Birth / 1000 hab. |
24,2 |
| Rural
Population (%) |
50,2 |
47,0 |
43,7 |
Crude
Death / 1000 hab. |
5,0 |
|
| Language,
Minorities and Relgions |
|
Languages
|
| Official
Language |
Other
Languages |
| Arabic |
French
and several Berber dialects |
| Ethnic
Divisions |
Religions |
| . |
Total
(%) |
. |
Total
(%) |
| Arab-Berber |
98 |
Muslim |
98 |
| European |
1 |
Christian |
1 |
| Jewish |
1 |
Jewish |
1 |
|
| Health |
|
General
Data
|
| . |
1975-80 |
1985-90 |
1990-95 |
| Life
Expectancy (years) |
55,6 |
63,1 |
67,8 |
| Fertility
Rate per Woman |
6,2 |
4,9 |
3,2 |
| Infant
Mortality Rate / 1000 Births |
120 |
71 |
43 |
| Nº
Doctors / 1000 Hab. |
0,2 |
0,3 |
0,5 |
|
| Education |
|
Culture
|
| . |
Total
(%) |
Male
(%) |
Female
(%) |
| Literacy |
66,7 |
74,0 |
56,0 |
| Schooling |
| 12-17
Years (%) |
65,8 |
University
(%) |
11,4 |
|
| Transport
Infrastructure |
| Airports |
Railroads |
| Total |
29 |
Total
(km) |
2.115 |
| Usable |
26 |
Land
Area / km of Railroad (km²) |
73,5 |
| With
Permanent Runways |
13 |
| With
Runways Over 3659 m |
0 |
Persons
/ km of Railroad |
4.303 |
| With
Runways 2.440-3.659 m |
7 |
Private
Owned Railways Operate |
|
| With
Runways 1220-2439 m |
7 |
| Highways |
Pipelines
(km) |
| Total
(km) |
17.700 |
Crude
Oil |
797 |
| Total
Paved (km) |
9.100 |
Petroleum
Products |
86 |
| Total
Gravel, crushed stone, improved and unimproved earth (km) |
8.600 |
Natural
Gas |
742 |
| Land
Area / km of Highways (km²) |
9 |
Total |
1.625 |
| Persons
/ km of Highways |
514 |
|
|
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