The colony of "New Algeria" was established in the mid 24th century by predominantly Algerian, Libyan, Moroccan and Tunisian settlers of the CAA Dido, CAA Hannibal and CAA Green Flag, hence its name and notably north african decedents. The planet is only 50% water after terraformation, with large deserts spanning the planets Tropical regions, though there are a number of rainforests on the equator. The Cities of New Constantine, Carthage and Berber all are situated on in a more temperate area of the planets, about five degrees closer to the poles than on earth, as well as a number of trading cities on the equator for Space Elevator construction. __TOC__