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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: Namibian Dollar
Currency Symbol: NAD
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Geographic Coordinates: 22 00 S, 17 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 824,292 sq km ; land: 823,290 sq km ; water: 1,002 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 4,220 km ; border countries: Angola 1,427 km, Botswana 1,544 km, South Africa 1,005 km, Zambia 244 km
Coastline: 1,572 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip