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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: Central African Franc
Currency Symbol: XAF
Location: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic Coordinates: 7 00 N, 21 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 622,984 sq km ; land: 622,984 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Texas
Terrain: vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m ; highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 5,920 km ; border countries: Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1,556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1,055 km, Sudan 174 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime Claims: none (landlocked)
Geography - Note: landlocked; almost the precise center of Africa