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Economic Indicator: Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2008
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR
Location: Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands
Geographic coordinates: 18 4 N, 63 4 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 34 sq km land: 34 sq km water: 0 sq km note: Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin
Area - comparative: one-fifth the size of Washington, DC
Terrain: low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Flagstaff 386 m
Land boundaries: total: 15 km border countries: Saint Martin (France) 15 km
Coastline: 364 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Geography - note: the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states