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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: New Mexican Peso
Currency Symbol: MXN
Location: North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States
Geographic Coordinates: 23 00 N, 102 00 W
Map References: North America
Area: total: 1,964,375 sq km ; land: 1,943,945 sq km ; water: 20,430 sq km
Area - Comparative: four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)
Terrain: high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m ; highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 4,389 km ; border countries: Belize 276 km, Guatemala 958 km, US 3,155 km
Coastline: 9,330 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: strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico