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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: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Geographic Coordinates: 18 15 N, 66 30 W
Map References: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 13,790 sq km ; land: 8,870 sq km ; water: 4,921 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Terrain: mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ; highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m
Land Boundaries(Km): 0 km
Coastline: 501 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: important location along the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north