חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara |
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Geographic coordinates: |
32 00 N, 5 00 W |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 446,550 sq km
land: 446,300 sq km water: 250 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than California |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 2,017.9 km
border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km |
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Coastline: |
1,835 km |
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate: |
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior |
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Terrain: |
northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m |
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Natural resources: |
phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
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Land use: |
arable land: 19.61%
permanent crops: 2.17% other: 78.22% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
12,910 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: |
Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
32 00 N, 5 00 W |
|
Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 446,550 sq km
land: 446,300 sq km water: 250 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than California |
|
Land boundaries: |
total: 2,017.9 km
border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km |
|
Coastline: |
1,835 km |
|
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
|
Climate: |
Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior |
|
Terrain: |
northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m
highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m |
|
Natural resources: |
phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 19.61%
permanent crops: 2.17% other: 78.22% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land: |
12,910 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts |
|
Environment - current issues: |
land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters |
|
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea |
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Geography - note: |
strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar |
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