ɐbˌaʊt nˈaɪnti pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ældʒˈɪɹiənz lˈɪv ɪn ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn, kˈoʊstəl ˈɛɹiə; ðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌvðə sɐhˈæɹə dˈɛzɚt ɑːɹ mˈeɪnli kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn oʊˈeɪsiːz, ɔːlðˈoʊ sˌʌm wˈʌn.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɹᵻmˈeɪn noʊmˈædɪk ɔːɹ pˈɑːɹtli noʊmˈædɪk.
About 90% of Algerians live in the northern, coastal area; the inhabitants of the Sahara desert are mainly concentrated in oases, although some 1.5 million remain nomadic or partly nomadic.