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Algeria
is considered a medium human development country, ranked 106 in
the in Human Development Index. Algeria has been affected by serious
natural disasters ranging from earthquakes, drought, and floods,
to locus infestation and fires. Algeria is the most vulnerable
Arab country to seismic hazards and 90 percent of its infrastructure
and population are located in areas of high risk, particularly
the north coast. As a consequence of a large number of disasters
that occured in the early 1980s, the government of Algeria approved
a National Plan on Natural and Environmental Risk Prevention in
1985. |
