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Despite initial success, François ran out of funding within two years. He managed to cover only 9% of the total land area with viable vegetation, leaving the remaining 91% as uninhabitable desert. The venture was deemed a failure, and François declared bankruptcy in 1828. | Despite initial success, François ran out of funding within two years. He managed to cover only 9% of the total land area with viable vegetation, leaving the remaining 91% as uninhabitable desert. The venture was deemed a failure, and François declared bankruptcy in 1828. | ||
[[File:Sand in d.jpg|left|thumb|Most of Algeria is just this]] | [[File:Sand in d.jpg|left|thumb|Most of Algeria is just this]] | ||