My family is from the democratic republic of algeria!
Interesting, I have always wanted to travel to Algeria. What can you tell me about it?
The capital is Algiers, located in the far north.
Is it near the coast?
It is, Algeria is the 10th largest country in the world. 
Wow, what is most of the country in terms of landscape/climate?
A lot of dirt mainly. It is the largest country in africa.