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COUNTRY PROFILE - Algeria

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Algeria Middle East & North Africa World
Total Land Area (000 ha) 238174 1256964 13328979
         
Protected Areas
Extent of Protected Areas by IUCN Category (000 ha), 2003:
Nature Reserves, Wilderness Areas, and
  National Parks (categories I and II) 11821 18165 438448
Natural Monuments, Species Management
 
  Seascapes (categories III, IV, and V) 43 18063 326503
Areas Managed for Sustainable Use and
  Unclassified Areas (category VI & "other") 24 82569 692723
Total Area Protected (all categories) 11888 118797 1457674
Marine and Littoral Protected Areas {a} 93 9580 417970
         
Protected Areas as a Percent of Total Land
  Area, 2003 {b} 5.1 % 10.2 % 10.8 %
Number of Protected Areas, 2003 27 1090 98400
Number of Areas >1 00,000 ha, 2003 2 56 2091
Number of Areas > 1 million ha, 2003 2 X 243
         
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), 2002:
  Number of Sites 13 X 1179
  Total Area (000 ha) 1866 X 102283
         
Biosphere Reserves, 2002:
  Number of Sites 3 22 408
  Total Area (000 ha) 7312 X 439000
         
Number and Status of Species
Higher Plants
  Total known species (number), 1992-2002 3164 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 2 X 5714
Mammals
  Total known species (number), 1992-2002 92 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 13 X 1137
Breeding Birds
  Total known species (number), 1992-2002 183 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 6 X 1192
Reptiles
  Total known species (number), 1992-2003 97 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 2 X 293
Amphibians
  Total known species (number), 1992-2003 11 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 X X 157
Fish
  Total known species (number), 1992-2003 100 X X
  Number of threatened species, 1992-2002 1 X 742
         
Legal Trade in Selected Wildlife and CITES {c} Status
Year CITES Ratified X    
         
Net International Legal Trade Reported by CITES, 2000 (number) {d}
  Live Lizards X 1547  
  Live Snakes X 846  
  Live Primates X -296  
  Live Parrots 4 50330  
  Lizard Skins X 1499  
  Snake Skins -3 843  
  Crocodile Skins X 80  
  Wild Cat Skins X 6  
         
         
Footnotes:
a.Marine and littoral protected areas are not included in the "Total Area Protected" above.
b.Includes IUCN categories I-V. Marine and littoral protected areas are excluded from these totals.
c.CITES is an acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
d.Postive numbers represent net imports; negative numbers represent net exports. Regional figures are the sum of country-level trade statistics, therefore,
 
         
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