Countries in north Africa

Algeria

Area(km²) - 2,381,740

Population – 34,178,188

Capital - Algiers

MoroccoArea(km²) - 446,550

Population – 34,859,364

Capital - Rabat

TunisiaArea(km²) - 163,610

Population – 10,486,339

Capital - Tunis

EgyptArea(km²) - 1,001,450

Population – 82,868,000

Capital - Cairo

SudanArea(km²) - 1,861,484

Population – 30,894,000

Capital - Khartoum

Western Sahara

Area(km²) - 266,000

Population – 405,210

Capital - El Aaiún

LibyaArea(km²) - 1,759,540

Population – 6,310,434

Capital - Tripoli

North Africa is mainly desert; therefore, it is very dry and forces the people of the land to live close to rivers, an oasis, or coastal areas.

North Africa has three main geographic features: the Sahara, the Atlas mountains in the west, and the Nile river and delta in the east.

Atlas mountains

Nile river and Sahara

Climate, Water, and Resources.Coastal North Africa has a Mediterranean climate, with hot summers and mild, damp winters. Along the Atlas chain, the mountains trap moisture-laden clouds blowing south from the Mediterranean Sea. The moisture falls as rain on the mountains' northern slopes. As a result, these slopes and the coastal area between them and the sea are well-watered and fertile, compared with the more arid conditions on the southern side of the mountains. Similar conditions exist in Libya, where cliffs and low mountains separate Tripolitania and Cyrenaica from the desert interior.

natural resources in north africa

Some of the minerals that can be found are phosphate, iron ore, silver, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, gold, salt, limestone and barytine. Other resources that can be found are gypsum, coal, petroleum and natural gas.

copper lead gold limestone

export

The North African countries do not export very much. A major export is phosphates and agricultural produce.

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