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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: Somali Shilling
Currency Symbol: SOS
Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia
Geographic Coordinates: 10 00 N, 49 00 E
Map References: Africa
Area: total: 637,657 sq km ; land: 627,337 sq km ; water: 10,320 sq km
Area - Comparative: almost five times the size of Alabama; slightly smaller than Texas
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Shimbiris 2,416 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 2,385 km ; border countries: Djibouti 61 km, Ethiopia 1,640 km, Kenya 684 km
Coastline: 2,798 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 200 nm
Geography - Note: strategic location on Horn of Africa along southern approaches to Bab el Mandeb and route through Red Sea and Suez Canal