Editing Geography of Algeria (section)

===Statistics===
'''Natural resources:''' petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc<ref name="factbook" />

'''Natural hazards:''' mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season<ref name="factbook" />

{{anchor|Environmental issues}}'''Environment – current issues:''' air pollution in major cities; [[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<ref name=factbook>{{cite book|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=The CIA World Factbook 2020-2021|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AJq5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT158|date=2 June 2020|publisher=Skyhorse|isbn=978-1-5107-5826-1|page=158}}</ref>

'''Environment – international agreements:'''
''party to:'' Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban<ref name=factbook/>