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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: Caborvediano Escudo
Currency Symbol: CVE
Location: Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
Geographic Coordinates: 60 00 N, 95 00 W
Map References: North America
Area: total: 9,984,670 sq km ; land: 9,093,507 sq km ; water: 891,163 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than the US
Terrain: mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 8,893 km ; border countries: US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) ; note: Canada is the World's largest country that borders only one country
Coastline: 202,080 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: second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined