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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: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$
Location: Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
Geographic Coordinates: 2 00 S, 77 30 W
Map References: South America
Area: total: 283,561 sq km ; land: 276,841 sq km ; water: 6,720 sq km ; note: includes Galapagos Islands
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Nevada
Terrain: coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente)
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m ; note: due to the fact that the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge, the highest point on the planet furthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest, which is merely the highest peak above sea-level
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 2,237 km ; border countries: Colombia 708 km, Peru 1,529 km
Coastline: 2,237 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500-m isobath
Geography - Note: Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world