AgricultureTotal Area: 2,381,741 sq km
Land Area: 2,381,741 sq km Water Area: 0 sq km Climate: arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer Terrain: mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain Land use: Arable Land: 3.17% Permanent Crops: 0.28% Other: 96.55% (2005) Irrigated Land: 5,700 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources: 14.3 cu km (1997) Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.07 cu km/yr (22%/13%/65%) Freshwater withdrawal Per Capita: 185 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards: mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season Environment - current issues: soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water Total Labor Force: 11.26 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 Labor Force in Agriculture: 14% Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle |
Anti-terrorism measures are making the people of Algeria go hungry by reducing the use and distribution of potato fertilizers which can be used by terrorists to fabricate bombs. <link>
Algerian Potato Farm. <link>
Algeria boosting self-sufficiency in agricultural products. <link>
Plowing in Algeria. <link>
Algerian Market. <link>
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