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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: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Geographic Coordinates: 39 30 N, 8 00 W
Map References: Europe
Area: total: 92,090 sq km ; land: 91,470 sq km ; water: 620 sq km ; note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana
Terrain: mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 1,224 km ; border countries: Spain 1,224 km
Coastline: 1,793 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Geography - Note: Azores and Madeira Islands occupy strategic locations along western sea approaches to Strait of Gibraltar