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Key Facts
Climate
desert; constantly hot, dry, dusty
Coastline
754 km
Government type
presidential republic
Natural resources
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
Terrain
mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills