Algeria

Why in news?

• Wildfires in the forested mountains of northern Algeria have killed at least 65 people.

About Algeria:

• Algeria is a country in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast
• Its capital and most populous city Algiers is a gateway between Africa and Europe and has been battered by violence over the past half-century.
• It has a long Mediterranean coastline.
• About 90% of Algerians live in the northern, coastal area
• Algeria is the second largest country in Africa, and the tenth largest country in the world.
• The northern portion, an area of mountains, valleys, and plateaus between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert.
• Algeria has the fifth-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the second largest gas exporter; it ranks fourteenth for oil reserves.
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PRELIMS QUESTION

Which among the following countries shares their border with Mediterranean sea

(1) Algeria

(2) Spain

(3) Egypt

(4) Tunisia

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 and 4 only

(d) All of the above

Answer