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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: Australian Dollar
Currency Symbol: AUD
Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Geographic Coordinates: 27 00 S, 133 00 E
Map References: Oceania
Area: total: 7,741,220 sq km ; land: 7,682,300 sq km ; water: 58,920 sq km ; note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states
Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m ; highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m
Land Boundaries(Km): 0 km
Coastline: 25,760 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Geography - Note: world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; the largest country in Oceania, the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest country without land borders; the only continent without glaciers; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; the invigorating sea breeze known as the "Fremantle Doctor" affects the city of Perth on the west coast and is one of the most consistent winds in the world