Time flies by! Up to the next adventure! ALGERIA!
First I would like to tell you something more about this country in
general. I would also like to say a few things about the climate and the fauna
and flora.
Algeria, officially The People's Democratic Republic
of Algeria, is a country in North
Africa on the Mediterranean coast.
Its capital and most populous city is Algiers. Algeria is a semi
presidential republic, it consists of 48 provinces and 1541 communes. With a
population exceeding 37 million, it is the 34th most
populated country on Earth.
In this region, midday
desert temperatures can be hot year round. After sunset, however, the clear,
dry air permits rapid loss of heat, and the nights are cool to chilly. Enormous
daily ranges in temperature are recorded. The highest official temperature was 50.6
°C at In Salah.
Rainfall is fairly
plentiful along the coastal part of the Tell Atlas, the amount of precipitation
increasing from west to east
Farther inland, the
rainfall is less plentiful. Prevailing winds that are easterly and
north-easterly in summer change to westerly and northerly in winter and carry
with them a general increase in precipitation from September through December,
a decrease in the late winter and spring months, and a near absence of rainfall
during the summer months
Fauna and Flora
The varied vegetation of
Algeria includes coastal, mountainous and grassy desert-like
regions which all support a wide range of wildlife. The most commonly seen
animals include the wild boars, jackals, and gazelles, although
it is not uncommon to spot fennecs (foxes), and jerboas.
In the north, some of the
native flora includes Macchia scrub, olive trees, oaks, cedars and
other conifers.
The mountain regions contain large forests of evergreens and some deciduous
trees
Camels are used
extensively; the desert also abounds with poisonous and non-poisonous snakes, scorpions,
and numerous insects.
