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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: Dijbouti Franc
Currency Symbol: DJF
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
Geographic Coordinates: 11 30 N, 43 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 23,200 sq km ; land: 23,180 sq km ; water: 20 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m ; highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 528 km ; border countries: Eritrea 125 km, Ethiopia 342 km, Somalia 61 km
Coastline: 314 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa and the saltiest lake in the world