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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: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR
Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands
Geographic Coordinates: 50 50 N, 4 00 E
Map References: Europe
Area: total: 30,528 sq km ; land: 30,278 sq km ; water: 250 sq km
Area - Comparative: about the size of Maryland
Terrain: flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: North Sea 0 m ; highest point: Botrange 694 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 1,297 km ; border countries: France 556 km, Germany 133 km, Luxembourg 130 km, Netherlands 478 km
Coastline: 66.5 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limit ; continental shelf: median line with neighbors
Geography - Note: crossroads of Western Europe; most West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO