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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: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Algerian Dinar
Currency Symbol: DZD
Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia
Geographic Coordinates: 28 00 N, 3 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 2,381,741 sq km ; land: 2,381,741 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas
Terrain: mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m ; highest point: Tahat 3,003 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 6,734 km ; border countries: Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km
Coastline: 998 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm
Geography - Note: largest country in Africa