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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: Cruzeiro Real
Currency Symbol: BRR
Location: Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Geographic Coordinates: 10 00 S, 55 00 W
Map References: South America
Area: total: 8,514,877 sq km ; land: 8,459,417 sq km ; water: 55,460 sq km ; note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than the US
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 16,145 km ; border countries: Argentina 1,263 km, Bolivia 3,403 km, Colombia 1,790 km, French Guiana 649 km, Guyana 1,308 km, Paraguay 1,371 km, Peru 2,659 km, Suriname 515 km, Uruguay 1,050 km, Venezuela 2,137 km
Coastline: 7,491 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
Geography - Note: largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador