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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: Omani Rial
Currency Symbol: OMR
Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE
Geographic Coordinates: 21 00 N, 57 00 E
Map References: Middle East
Area: total: 309,500 sq km ; land: 309,500 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California
Terrain: central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m ; highest point: Jabal Shams 2,980 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 1,561 km ; border countries: Saudi Arabia 658 km, UAE 609 km, Yemen 294 km
Coastline: 2,092 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil