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.
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.