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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: Metical
Currency Symbol: MZM
Location: Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania
Geographic Coordinates: 18 15 S, 35 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 799,380 sq km ; land: 786,380 sq km ; water: 13,000 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly less than twice the size of California
Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 4,783 km ; border countries: Malawi 1,498 km, South Africa 496 km, Swaziland 108 km, Tanzania 840 km, Zambia 439 km, Zimbabwe 1,402 km
Coastline: 2,470 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: the Zambezi flows through the north-central and most fertile part of the country