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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: Kina
Currency Symbol: PGK
Location: Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Geographic Coordinates: 6 00 S, 147 00 E
Map References: Oceania
Area: total: 462,840 sq km ; land: 452,860 sq km ; water: 9,980 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than California
Terrain: mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 824 km ; border countries: Indonesia 824 km
Coastline: 5,152 km
Maritime Claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines ; territorial sea: 12 nm ; continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation ; exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast