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Countries in north Africa
Algeria
Area(km²) - 2,381,740
Population – 34,178,188
Capital - Algiers
Morocco
Area(km²) - 446,550
Population – 34,859,364
Capital - Rabat
Tunisia
Area(km²) - 163,610
Population – 10,486,339
Capital - Tunis
Egypt
Area(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
Libya
Area(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.
Scientific instrumentsFoodstuffsMachinery and equipmentChemicals
The main imported